Ralph Menzies speaks with his attorney in a West Jordan courtroom on July 9, 2025, just after 3rd District Judge Matthew Bates signed a death warrant ordering that the inmate be executed by firing squad in September. (Pool photo by Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune)
It’s been more than a month since attorneys for Ralph Menzies asked a Utah court to conduct another evaluation into whether the 67-year-old death row inmate with dementia is mentally fit enough to be executed.
Now, with his firing squad execution less than four weeks away, his attorneys have asked a judge to speed up his ruling, worried that any further delay could impact Menzies’ due process. On Monday, they filed a motion requesting Utah 3rd District Court Judge Matthew Bates expedite his decision…