The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Atwood’s execution Wednesday morning after rejecting a final appeal by his lawyers. Atwood was the second Arizona prisoner to be put to death in less than a month. No other executions have been scheduled so far in Arizona, which now had 111 prisoners on death row. Atwood’s attorneys told the Supreme Court in court filings that the aggravating factor that made his crime eligible for the death penalty was invalidly applied. AdvertisementDixon was executed on May 11 for his murder conviction in the 1978 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old Arizona State University student.

Source: Huffington Post June 09, 2022 00:59 UTC