Arizona sets first execution in over two years for Aaron Gunches, who pleaded guilty to a 2002 murder.

The Arizona Supreme Court has set an execution date of March 19 for Aaron Brian Gunches, who pleaded guilty to murdering Ted Price in 2002. This will be Arizona's first execution in over two years, following an eight-year hiatus due to criticism over a botched execution and difficulties obtaining lethal injection drugs. Gunches, convicted in 2007, had previously requested an earlier execution date, stating his sentence was "long overdue."

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