The execution of Ralph Menzies will be delayed after a court ordered a competency evaluation for the death row inmate who allegedly suffers from dementia.
Ralph Menzies attorneys officially contested his execution warrant Wednesday, following a notice they intended to oppose it and a request that the court consider his competency.
Attorneys for Utah death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies say their client has dementia and executing him would violate state law. Prosecutors have agreed to allow him to be evaluated again.
Attorneys for death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies have requested a competency examination, claiming he now has dementia and executing him would be unconstitutional.
Attorneys for Ralph Menzies, the man who has spent 35 years on Utah's death row, have filed a petition for their client claiming Menzies suffers from dementia and that execution would be unconstitutional.