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Arizona plans to carry out its second execution this year
- Arizona plans a second execution this year for Richard Kenneth Djerf, convicted of killing four family members in their Phoenix home in 1993.
- The murders were acts of revenge involving Djerf, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death in 1996 after representing himself at trial.
- Prosecutors filed a request with the Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday to set a briefing schedule ahead of the execution warrant consideration in late July.
- Two months ago, Arizona executed Aaron Brian Gunches for a 2002 killing, marking the state's first death penalty use in over two years after procedural reviews ordered by Gov. Katie Hobbs.
- Arizona faces criticism over the death penalty, holds 111 inmates on death row, and could carry out Djerf’s execution likely in early September if approved by the state’s highest court.
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Attorney General Mayes files motion to pursue second execution
Key Points: Richard Djerf will be second man executed in Arizona this year Djerf will likely be executed between August and September The motion signals Kris Mayes’ continued support of state executions Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a motion to pursue the second execution of her tenure, selecting Richard Djerf, a man convicted for the 1993 murder of four members of the Luna family – Albert, 47, Patricia, 42, Rochelle, 18, and Damien, 5. …
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Herald/Review MediaArizona to execute Richard Djerf for 1993 quadruple murder of Phoenix family
Arizona has carried out most executions with lethal injection since 1992, but with a litany of changing protocols and problems, which ultimately halted executions in the state for eight years. Photo courtesy Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and ReentryRichard Kenneth Djerf, who murdered four members of a west Phoenix family in 1993, will be the next Death Row prisoner put to death in Arizona. The Arizona Attorney General’s Offic…
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