Alabama death-row non-shooter seeks clemency as execution looms
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Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, on Alabama’s death row for capital felony murder tied to a 1991 AutoZone robbery in which the shooter killed a man, argues he did not kill anyone and is seeking clemency or a stay; advocates note the disparity of punishing a non-shooter and urge the governor or the Supreme Court to intervene, while Gov. Ivey has said there are no plans to grant clemency and several jurors and the victim’s daughter support mercy.
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