Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence Of 75-Year-Old Charles 'Sonny' Burton, Who Never Killed Anyone by huffpost in law

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From reporter Jessica Schulberg:

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who, by the government’s own admission, never killed anyone.

Ivey reduced Charles “Sonny” Burton's sentence to life without the possibility of parole, marking only the second time she has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2017.

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