Alabama Gov. Ivey Commutes Death Sentence for Non-Shooter Inmate
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted 75-year-old Charles 'Sonny' Burton's death sentence to life without parole after determining he wasn't the shooter in the 1991 AutoZone killing; Derrick DeBruce fired the fatal shot. Burton was scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas, and the clemency marks Ivey's second death-penalty clemency since taking office in 2017. Supporters and jurors argued it would be unjust to execute Burton when the actual shooter faced a different fate.
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- Alabama governor grants clemency to death row inmate Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, sparing him from execution this week CNN
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