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Arizona Supreme Court rejects bid to reschedule execution | Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday denied rescheduling an originally scheduled execution this week. seemed unlikely to be executed After Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office said the state was not ready to carry out the death penalty.

A court has rejected a May 1 execution date for inmate Aaron Ganches, who was convicted of murder in the 2002 murder of Ted Price in Phoenix, near Mesa. The execution was originally scheduled for Thursday.

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