Alabama Man Facing Execution for Deadly Robbery Asks for Clemency as He Didn't Kill Victim

Alabama Set to Execute Man for Murder, Despite Never Killing Anyone

Charles 'Sonny' Burton, 75, planned the 1991 robbery but had already fled the scene when his accomplice fatally shot a manSonny BurtonCredit: Kim Chandler/AP PhotoOn March 12, the state of Alabama is scheduled to execute Charles "Sonny" Burton.In 1991, Burton masterminded the robbery of an AutoZone during which one of his accomplices killed a man, according to a copy of his petition for a writ of certiorari obtained by PEOPLE.Burton, now 75, was…

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

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Charles “Sonny” Burton said no one was supposed to get hurt during the 1991 AutoZone robbery that landed him on death row, and he only learned later that another man in the group of robbers had shot…

BLK ALERTS - Alabama to execute Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton for a murder he did not commit

(Photos: Adobe Stock, charlessonnyburton.com) Advocates for Burton, including the daughter of the man who was murdered, are asking for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to commute his sentence. An Alabama man is set to be executed by the state on March 12 for a murder he did not commit. Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, has been in prison for 33 years, after he was tried and convicted in 1991 for a group armed robbery at a Talledega AutoZone that ended in the dea…

Petition with 60,000 Signatures Seeks Governor's Clemency for Sonny Burton

Over 60,000 signatures have been collected on a petition urging Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to grant clemency to death row prisoner Sonny Burton, who did not personally commit the killing that led to his conviction, and a demonstration is planned to deliver the petition to the governor's office on Monday.