Katie Hobbs Doesn’t Have to Carry out Execution of Murderer: Arizona Supreme Court

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023. Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs does not have to carry out the execution of a convicted murderer, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on March 22.

Justices rejected a bid from Karen Price, whose brother was killed by Aaron Gunches in 2002.