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Victim's sister pours out grief after Clarence Dixon's death

Leslie James stepped up to a podium at the Arizona state prison complex in Florence and tearfully told the world all that Clarence Dixon had taken

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty

Arizona’s nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty has ended with the execution of Clarence Davis for the killing of a college student 44 years ago

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Clarence Dixon: Death Row killer ate KFC chicken and strawberry ice cream as last meal

Clarence Dixon was the first person to be killed by the state of Arizona since 2014 and died today by lethal injection after having the choice between that and gas chamber

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022

Arizona Supreme Court won't review competency in death case

The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to overturn a lower court ruling that found a man set to be executed later this week is competent to be put to death

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Judge won't halt Arizona execution — at least for now

A federal judge has refused to halt an Arizona execution planned for Wednesday after the state provided attorneys for convicted killer Clarence Dixon with documents outlining testing done on the drug it will use

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

A judge rules that an Arizona prisoner is psychologically fit to be executed

Judge Robert Olson rejected an argument from defense lawyers that Clarence Dixon's psychological problems prevent him from rationally understanding why the state wants to end his life.

WEKU · May 4, 2022

Judge: Arizona prisoner psychologically fit to be executed

A judge has ruled that an Arizona prisoner convicted in the 1978 killing of a university student is mentally fit to be put to death next week

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Judge mulls Arizona prisoner’s mental fitness to be executed

A judge plans to issue a ruling Tuesday night on a request by an Arizona prisoner to stop his May 11 execution on the grounds that his psychological problems keep him from rationally understanding why the state wants to end his life

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Clemency bid denied for Arizona prisoner set for execution

Arizona’s clemency board has declined to recommend that the death sentence of a prisoner be delayed or reduced to life in prison in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Arizona death-row prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber

A prisoner scheduled to be executed in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years won’t be put to death in the gas chamber

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022