Third District Judge Matthew Bates signed an execution warrant for Ralph Menzies Wednesday, setting the date for Sept. 5. Menzies' attorneys have filed a petition and an appeal.

A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, even as his lawyers file appeals and argue his condition is worsening. Ralph Leroy Menzies,

Judge schedules execution by firing squad for man with dementia who spent 37 years on death row - The Utah Attorney General’s Office has ‘full confidence’ in the judge's decision