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

Governor Ivey cited Burton’s age and wheelchair use and clemency support from jurors in commuting his sentence to life without parole before execution.

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An Alabama man who was outside a building when a man was killed in an armed robbery is looking at life as "a gift from God" after being granted clemency by the state’s governor just days before he was scheduled to be executed.

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

Speaking from prison on the day he was going to die, Charles “Sonny" Burton said he feels he has “dodged death" after his sentence was commuted to life without parole.

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