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An unlikely coalition successfully campaigned against the execution of Charles 'Sonny' Burton in Alabama, who was sentenced to death despite not being the trigger-man, saving his life after all appeals were exhausted.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Charles 'Sonny' Burton, who was set for nitrogen gas execution, after it was determined he was not present at the site of the murder when the fatal shot occurred.
Governor Kay Ivey of Alabama has commuted Charles Burton's death sentence to life imprisonment due to public outcry.