Arizona sets Mar. date for 1st execution in 2 years

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Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after more than a decade of issues.
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The court issued an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches, who was convicted in 2007 in the 2002 shooting death of Ted Price, his girlfriend’s ex-husband, near the Phoenix suburb of Mesa
Arizona sets March date for first execution in two years
PHOENIX — The state is set to conduct an execution next month, its first in two years. In an order late Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court said neither Attorney General Kris Mayes nor convicted killer Aaron Gunches raised any legal issues to preclude his being put to death on March 19.
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Arizona’s next execution set
The state is set to conduct its first execution in two years next month. In an order late Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court said neither Attorney General Kris Mayes nor Aaron Gunches raised any legal issues to preclude his being put to death on March 19.
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The decision came down on Tuesday after the Attorney General filed a motion on January 10. Gunches did not oppose the motion.
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A date for the execution of Aaron Gunches was set by the Arizona Supreme Court after he was sentenced to death for the the kidnapping and murder of his girlfriend's ex-husband.
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According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 25 people were executed in the United States in 2024. The number of death sentences imposed was 26. There are 2,092 people on death row in the United ...