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(KSL News) The Utah Supreme Court has reopened an appeal from death row inmate Ralph Menzies.
Menzies was convicted in 1988 for the murder of Maurine Hunsaker, a gas station clerk.
In a 54-page opinion, justices cite numerous failures by lawyer Ed Brass in his appeal of the conviction.
In the ruling, they say Brass did little to help Menzies, including refusing to take his phone calls and missing filing deadlines.
The ruling will send the case back to court, where Menzies can argue for a new trial or a new sentencing hearing.
