Gov. Kay Ivey Commutes Death Sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton
It is only the second commutation for Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican. The inmate, Charles Burton, was scheduled to die even though the gunman’s sentence had been commuted years ago. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Capital Punishment
Topics: Burton, Charles, years, commuted, sentence, gunman’s, though, scheduled, inmate, Republican, commutation, second, ‘Sonny’, Sentence, Death, Commutes
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/alabama-ivey-charles-burton.html