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A competency hearing for Ralph Leroy Menzies is set for Dec. 9-12.

The Utah Supreme Court halted his execution due to competency reevaluation concerns.

Victim's family expressed frustration over delays.

SALT LAKE CITY — A new competency hearing has been set for Ralph Leroy Menzies, whose execution by firing squad was put on hold by the Utah Supreme Court.

Third District Judge Matthew Bates set aside Dec. 9 through Dec. 11, and the morning of Dec. 12, if needed, for attorneys to present their arguments as to whether Menzies is competent to be executed. While setting the dates, Bates told attorneys on both sides it was a "hard deadline."

"We're going to make those hearings happen," he said on Wednesday.

Menzies, 62, was a week away from having his death sentence carried

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