Alabama Governor Grants Clemency to Death-Row Inmate Who Wasn’t the Shooter
TL;DR
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, 75, to life without parole after Burton spent three decades on death row for a killing he did not commit; Burton participated in a 1991 robbery tied to the death but had left the building when the victim was killed.
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- Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man who didn’t kill anyone The Washington Post
- Gov. Kay Ivey Commutes Death Sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton - The New York Times The New York Times
- Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man who didn't kill anyone NBC News
- Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man set to be executed The Guardian
- Alabama death row inmate who didn't kill anyone is spared execution BBC
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