Alabama, Death Row

Alabama governor commutes death row inmate’s sentence to life in prison
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution.
Steve Marshall ‘deeply saddened’ Kay Ivey commuted Alabama Death Row inmate’s sentence
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall was highly critical of Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision Friday to commute an Alabama inmate’s death sentence. In a Friday night statement, Marshall said Ivey’s decision belied the facts of Robin “Rocky” Myers' case.
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Kay Ivey issues her first ever commutation for an Alabama death row inmate
Robin "Rocky" Myers was given the death penalty by a state judge for the 1991 murder of Ludie Mae Tucker. Myers, an intellectually disabled man, was convicted by a jury, but they recommended a life sentence instead of execution.
For the first time, Alabama governor commutes a death sentence
Robin Myers was convicted of committing murder during a 1991 robbery. Gov. Kay Ivey said evidence in his case was not enough for her to support putting him to death.
Alabama capital murder convict's death sentence commuted by Governor Ivey
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Alert: Alabama's governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison over questions about the case
Alabama's governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison over questions about the case. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
Alabama AG ‘astonished’ by governor’s death row commutation
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall reacted Friday evening to news that Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer.
What’s next for former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip after the Supreme Court ordered he receive a new trial
After nearly three decades maintaining his innocence on Oklahoma’s death row, Richard Glossip this week now has the ...
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South Dakota’s lone death row inmate argues for new appeals in federal court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) — The only man on death row in South Dakota wants a federal judge to give him ...
He’s had three ‘last meals’ on Oklahoma’s death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction
A death row inmate in Oklahoma who has been scheduled for execution nine separate times and been fed three “last meals” has ...
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Louisiana death row inmate files lawsuit to block March 18 execution by nitrogen gas
The latest lawsuit, filed in Louisiana's Middle District Court, says the state has refused to release the execution protocol ...
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Steve Marshall rages as Ivey spares man in flawed death row case
Marshall, ever the political opportunist, instead chose to frame the governor’s decision as an affront to his authority ...
Will Bryan Kohberger's Defense Cite Autism to Get Death Penalty Off the Table?
Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, may argue that ...
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Baton Rouge prosecutors tee up first death penalty case in a decade in 2019 triple homicide
Defendants attorneys lodged three motions to bar the death penalty from being imposed. A judge rejected their arguments in ...
He’s Fighting To Be Released From Death Row. His Daughter Wonders If He’s Really Innocent.
Anthony Apanovitch has for decades sought to overturn his conviction of the 1984 rape and murder of Mary Anne Flynn, a case ...