Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 236

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Tuesday commuted the death sentence of Charles “Sonny” Burton to life imprisonment amid a mounting outcry over his scheduled execution on Thursday.

A jury convicted Burton in 1992 of felony capital murder in the death of AutoZone customer Doug Battle during the robbery of an AutoZone store in Talladega the previous year.

Burton was involved in the robbery, but did not kill Battle and was not present in the store …

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