Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in nearly eight years.
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows Clarence Dixon, who was sentenced to death in the 1977 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old Arizona State University student, in Maricopa County, Ariz. On Monday, April 18, 2022, a judge in Phoenix rejected a bid by Dixon's lawyer to call off his upcoming clemency hearing. Dixon's execution is scheduled for May 11, 2022.
The execution is scheduled for May 11, though prosecutors have said it will likely be delayed if a judge goes forward with a May 3 hearing to determine whether Dixon is mentally fit to be executed.One of Dixon's legal efforts failed Monday when a judge dismissed his lawsuit that challenged the current makeup of the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency, arguing the board's makeup violates a law that lets only two people from the “same professional discipline” serve on the board.
“Mr. Dixon is entitled to a fair clemency hearing before an impartial Clemency Board that complies fully with state law, not one that is illegally stacked with law enforcement officials,” Joshua Spears, an attorney for Dixon, said in a statement."We are reviewing our options to appeal the Superior Court’s ruling.
Authorities have said the 21-year-old Bowdoin, who was found dead in her apartment, had been raped, stabbed and strangled. Dixon had been charged with raping Bowdoin, but the charge was later dropped on statute-of-limitation grounds. He was convicted, though, in her death.
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