Monday marked the start of a five-day competency hearing for Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies, where his attorneys will try to argue that the 65-year-old convicted murderer with dementia is so mentally impaired that he cannot face execution.

The first day in the competency hearing of death row inmate Ralph Menzies, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering a woman in 1986, was held Monday.

Condemned killer Ralph Leroy Menzies is facing a competency hearing to determine if he can be executed or not.

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies argued in a hearing on Monday that he has dementia and is not competent enough to be executed. His attorney also claimed Utah's standard is unconstitutional.

A competency hearing is being held for Ralph Menzies, who has been on death row for almost four decades after kidnapping and murdering a woman.Matt Hunsaker was just 10 years old when Menzies kidnapped and killed his mother,

On Monday, death row inmate Ralph Menzies faces a competency hearing to determine if he is competent enough for execution.