Governor Ivey Commutes Execution, Spares Burton's Life

0:00In Birmingham, it's March 11, and here's what is going on. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey shared an nostalgic Instagram post on Sunday, featuring a childhood photo of herself from small town Candon, and celebrating. Her rise to the state's 54th Governor, the light-hearted reflection quickly drew intense backlash amid the looming execution of inmate Charles Lee Sonny Burton. Burton, now 75 years old, faced execution by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday for his role in a 1991 robbery murder at Ann, AutoZone in Talladega. Though he was not the triggerman, Alabama plans to carry out the death penalty as scheduled. Social media users flooded Ivey's posts with urgent pleas for clemency, questioning how her younger self would view the decision and demanding she. Spare what they called an innocent man's life before March 12. Just two days later, on Tuesday morning, Governor Ivey commuted Burton's death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a verdict, the controversial execution.

1:02Burton's legal team shared a statement from him, thanking Ivey, calling her a responsible leader who proved her compassion to Alabama and the world. This DNN story comes to you thanks to our sponsor. Some travel miles to find peace. I just climb into bed and listen, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com