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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commutes Charles Sonny Burtons death sentence to life without parole, citing fairness in capital punishment. Burton, convicted for a 1991 murder, was not the triggerman; that was Derrick DeBruce. Public pressure, including a petition with 67,000 signatures and the victims daughters opposition, influenced Iveys decision. Six of eight surviving jurors did not oppose the change, and three supported it. Ivey had previously overseen 25 executions but now emphasizes equal application of the death penalty.

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