Attorneys for Ralph Menzies say it would be a ’needless display of violence’ to execute the frail man

Menzies is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Sept. 5.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ralph Menzies is wheeled into a West Jordan courtroom on July 9, 2025, just before 3rd District Judge Matthew Bates signed a death warrant ordering that the inmate be executed by firing squad in September.

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies say it would be a ’needless display of violence’ to execute the frail man

Menzies is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Sept. 5.

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