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Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

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By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that state law doesn’t require Gov. Katie Hobbs to carry out the execution of a prisoner who is scheduled to be put to death on April 6. The decision marks a legal victory for the newly elected Democratic governor whose office said the state isn’t currently prepared to carry out the death penalty. The court had previously set the April execution date for Aaron Gunches, who was convicted of fatally shooting Ted Price near Mesa, Arizona in 2002.

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