Death row inmate granted clemency shares emotional message on day he was set to die

From prison on his scheduled execution day, Charles “Sonny" Burton said he feels he “dodged death" after receiving clemency.

Drummond objects to clemency for Raymond Johnson in horrific torture and murder case

On Friday, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office said it has asked that the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board ...
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Clemency Granted in Alabama Case Highlighting Controversy over Felony Murder and the Death Penalty

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, a 75-year-old man who was on death row for ...

Victim’s family, jurors want clemency. Alabama set to execute Sonny Burton anyway

Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton did not pull the trigger that killed Doug Battle in 1991. He didn’t tell anyone to fire the shot, ...

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

Charles “Sonny” Burton is scheduled to be executed March 12 for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot.

Gov. Jared Polis punts Tina Peters clemency decision until after appeals court weighs in, his office tells lawmakers

We urge you not to empower those who seek to undermine our elections and Republic by providing them with a figurehead to rally around,” dozens of state lawmakers wrote in a letter to ...

Every Democrat in Colorado Legislature urges Polis against Peters clemency

Every Democrat in the Colorado state Legislature signed on to a Wednesday letter urging Gov. Jared Polis (D) to not give Tina ...
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Spokane man convicted for murder and robbery awaits clemency decision from governor

The Washington State Clemency and Pardons Board has voted to recommend clemency for Travis R. Comeslast, who has been serving nearly 30 years for murder of a father in front ...

Democratic Colorado lawmakers urge Gov. Jared Polis not to grant Tina Peters clemency

In the letter, sent on Tuesday and obtained by CBS News Colorado on Thursday, lawmakers wrote that Peters "has made no efforts" to accept accountability and instead continues to promote ...