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Who is Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton? Alabama Governor commutes death sentence of man who didn’t murder anyone

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of Charles “Sonny” Burton to life imprisonment in response to growing public opposition to his impending execution scheduled for Thursday. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted Charles Burton’s death sentence to life imprisonment due to public opposition (X@zamohappy) In 1992, a jury found Burton guilty of … Read more

Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton is slated for execution. He hopes the Alabama governor will grant him clemency

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Charles Burton may just have days left to live. And though he has spent the last three decades on death row, the topics of conversation on a recent phone call are light: he reminisces about growing up in Alabama, chats about how he enjoys writing letters and offers the wisdom he thinks the next generation … Read more