US EditionAlabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers’ sentence to life in prison
- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that she has commuted Rocky Myers' death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, stating she had 'too many questions' about his guilt.
- Myers has claimed innocence in the 1991 killing of Ludie Mae Tucker, with no murder weapon or DNA evidence tying him to the crime.
- Attorney General Steve Marshall criticized the decision, expressing astonishment and stating that a thorough review was conducted without any doubts regarding Myers' conviction.
- Death Penalty Action praised the commute, stating it shows doubts about Myers' conviction and encourages a reevaluation of the death penalty.
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Alabama Governor Grants Clemency to Robin ‘Rocky’ Myers, Sparing Him from Execution | Death Penalty Information Center
On February 28, 2025, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin ‘Rocky’ Dion Myers to Life Without Parole (LWOP). Myers was convicted in the 1991 murder of Ludie Mae Tucker in Decatur, Alabama. His jury recommended that he be sentenced to LWOP, but the judge in his case overrode the jury’s recommendation and handed down a death sentence. The practice of judicial override was abolished in Alabama in 2017…
Alabama Governor Commutes Death Row Inmate Rocky Myers’ Sentence to Life in Prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution. Ivey said Myers, 63, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole instead of being executed later this year. Ivey noted that was the sentence jurors recommended at his 1994 trial. The Republican gove…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence for first time ever in case of man convicted in 1991 stabbing slay
In a first, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of intellectually disabled death row inmate Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison over the 1991 stabbing of his neighbor Ludie Mae Tucker, 69.
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