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Alabama Man Faces Execution Despite Not Pulling Trigger in 1991 Killing; Victim's Daughter Urges Clemency
Jurors and the victim's daughter seek mercy for Charles Burton, who did not shoot the victim; Alabama allows execution of accomplices under felony-murder laws.
- Charles Sonny Burton, 75, faces execution in Alabama for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 robbery where customer Doug Battle was killed, despite not pulling the trigger.
- The victim's daughter is among those urging the governor to grant clemency to Burton, and three of the eight living jurors from the 1992 trial say they never would have recommended a death sentence if the shooter was getting a lesser sentence.
- Alabama's Attorney General's office opposed the clemency request, stating Burton's conviction and death sentence have been upheld at every level.
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Alabama schedules March execution for Charles Lee Burton
Gov. Kay Ivey Thursday set the execution for Charles Lee Burton for March 12. He was convicted in 1992 of the capital murder of Doug Battle in 1991. If the execution goes forward, Osgood will be the first person put to death by the state of Alabama this year. (Alabama Department of Corrections)Gov. Kay Ivey Thursday scheduled a March 12 execution of Charles Lee Burton for his role in the death of Doug Battle. The execution of Burton, 75, would b…
Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling trigger in 1991 killing; victim's daughter urges clemency
Charles "Sonny" Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun or witness the killing.
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