The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice ...

Charles "Sonny" Burton is seen in an undated photo provided by his attorneys A man who was set to be executed in Alabama over a killing that he did not carry out has been spared death after the ...

Alabama ‘Nearly Executed’ a Man Who Has Never Killed Anyone ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, sparing the 75-year-old inmate from a scheduled execution on March 12.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attorneys for Alabama Death Row inmate Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his case, arguing he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charles "Sonny" Burton is seen in an undated photo provided by his attorneys [Federal Defenders for the Middle District of Alabama ...

The governor of Alabama has commuted a death sentence, which doesn't happen very often. The case involves someone convicted for murder who did not pull the trigger. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.