Alabama Governor Halts Death Penalty for Man Not the Shooter
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted 75-year-old Charles 'Sonny' Burton's death sentence to life without parole after determining the actual killer, not Burton, was responsible for the victim's death; Burton was set to be executed by nitrogen gas, and this marks Ivey's second death-penalty clemency since taking office in 2017.
- Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man set to be executed The Guardian
- Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man who didn't kill anyone NBC News
- Gov. Kay Ivey Commutes Death Sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton The New York Times
- Alabama death row inmate who didn't kill anyone is spared execution BBC
- Alabama governor grants clemency to death row inmate Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, sparing him from execution this week CNN
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