Alabama death row inmate asks Supreme Court to halt next week’s execution

Attorneys for Alabama Death Row inmate Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his case, ...

Supreme Court decision paves way for new trial for Alabama man on death row since 1990

The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for one of Alabama's longest-serving death row inmates to receive a new trial. On ...

Alabama set to execute Muslim man during holiest month of Islamic religion

A Muslim man on Alabama’s death row is scheduled to be executed during the holiest month in the Islamic religion. Charles Lee ...
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Alabama Is About to Execute a 75-Year-Old Man Who Didn’t Even Kill Anyone. There’s Still Time to Stop It.

His name is Charles “Sonny” Burton, and he was one of six people who robbed a Talladega AutoZone in 1991.
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Alabama Governor Urged to Grant Clemency to Charles Burton Ahead of Execution

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is being urged to grant clemency to 75-year-old death row inmate Charles "Sonny" Burton, who did ...

Alabama Supreme Court sets execution date for death row inmate Charles Burton

The Alabama Supreme Court has issued an order to carry out the sentence of death row inmate Charles Lee Burton.
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'Level of punishment is wrong': Alabama death row inmate didn't pull the trigger, still faces execution

Charles "Sonny" Burton, an Alabama man on death row, is scheduled for execution next month. Gov. Kay Ivey officially set the execution window for between midnight Thursday, March 12, and 6 a.m. the ...
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Activists urge Alabama governor to grant clemency for 75-year-old disabled inmate

Charles "Sonny" Burton never killed anyone, but his involvement still landed him on Death Row.