Utah Judge Rules Man on Death Row with Dementia Is Competent for Execution - Davis Vanguard

As state moves toward execution, Ralph Menzies’ attorneys appeal to Utah Supreme Court

Ralph Leroy Menzies listens as attorney Eric Zuckerman talks to the judge during a competency hearing in 3rd District Court in West Jordan on Monday, Nov 18, 2024. (Pool photo by Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune)Attorneys for death row inmate Ralph Menzies have filed an appeal with the Utah Supreme Court, challenging a recent decision that found the 67-year-old convicted killer has dementia, but is still competent enough to be executed.  The news…

Utah Judge Rules Man on Death Row with Dementia Is Competent for Execution - Davis Vanguard

A Utah judge ruled that Ralph Leroy Menzies, who has spent nearly 40 years on death row and was recently diagnosed with dementia, is still competent to be executed for the 1986 murder of Maurine Hunsaker, despite his cognitive decline.