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Alabama man facing execution for deadly robbery asks for clemency as he didn’t kill victim

Charles Sonny Burton is scheduled for execution on March 12 for a 1991 robbery during which Doug Battle was killed by another man, though Burton did not shoot the victim.
Burton's supporters, including jurors and Battle's daughter, have requested clemency from Governor Kay Ivey, but she has declined, citing multiple judicial reviews.
Derrick DeBruce, the co-robber who killed Doug Battle, was sentenced to life and has since died in prison.
Legal experts note that the U.S. Supreme Court permits the execution of individuals involved in felonies where a killing occurred, but some raise concerns about fairness in cases like Burton's.

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