Gov. Kay Ivey Commutes Death Sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton NYT > U.S. News Von: Eduardo Medina 10. März 2026 um 19:20 It is only the second commutation for Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican. The inmate, Charles Burton, was scheduled to die even though the gunman’s sentence had been commuted years ago. © Matt Schulz, via Associated PressDeath penalty opponents had flooded the governor’s office in recent days with pleas to spare Charles Burton.