Arizona Supreme Court approves warrant of execution for death row prisoner
The Arizona state Supreme Court has granted a warrant of execution for death row prisoner Aaron Gunches, despite Gunches and the Arizona Attorney General both asking to withdraw their request for the warrant.
"Because the State’s original motion for warrant of execution placed this court on notice that the requirements of have been satisfied, and because the state’s motion to withdraw does not assert otherwise, does this court have authority to do anything other than issue the warrant of execution?" asked Chief Justice Robert Brutinel at the time.On Thursday, the court announced it had decided it was compelled to move forward.
"If those criteria are met, under statute and rule the court 'shall' and 'must' issue the warrant. As the state has placed the court on notice that the criteria are satisfied, and no party having asserted otherwise, the court’s duty is to issue the warrant that authorizes the execution," Brutinel reasoned.
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