Attorneys for Ralph Leroy Menzies, who's been on death row for 37 years, sought to convince a Utah state judge that the ...

The big picture: The execution of Brad Sigmon will also mark the first time in 15 ... are extremely rare in the U.S. Only five states — Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah, South Carolina, Idaho ...

Menzies is not the first person to receive a dementia diagnosis while awaiting execution ... are unavailable. Since 1977 only five prisoners in the U.S have been executed by firing squad. Three were ...