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Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in nearly 8 years.

Prosecutors have asked Arizona Supreme Court to call off a hearing scheduled by a judge to determine the mental fitness of a prisoner to be executed.

A legal challenge from Clarence Dixon, who is on death row, claims the clemency board is filled with law enforcement and is prejudiced against him.

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - AG wants death-row prisoner's mental fitness exam called off

Prosecutors are seeking to call off the fitness exam scheduled for May 3 for death-row prisoner Clarence Dixon.

PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to call off an upcoming hearing scheduled by a lower-court judge to determine the mental fitness of a prisoner to

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Prosecutors have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to call off an upcoming hearing scheduled by a lower-court judge to determine the mental fitness of a prisoner to be executed in what would be the states first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years. World News | AG Wants Death-row Prisoners Mental Fitness Exam Called off.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office said that the mental competency hearing scheduled in Pinal County for death-row prisoner Clarence Dixon is likely to delay his execution.

Arizona Supreme Court asked to call off mental fitness hearing for inmate scheduled to be the first to be executed by the state in nearly eight years

A legal challenge from Clarence Dixon, who is on death row, claims the clemency board is filled with law enforcement and is prejudiced against him.