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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted Charles Sonny Lee Burtons death sentence to life in prison, sparing him from execution for his role in a 1991 robbery that resulted in a fatal shooting. Despite Burtons involvement in holding the store manager at gunpoint, he was not the shooter. The decision was made after consulting with the victims family and considering the shooters life sentence. Attorney General Steve Marshall criticized the move, but Governor Ivey stood by her decision, emphasizing the importance of fairness in the justice system.

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