Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a March execution date for a man sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery ...

Burton also is in poor health with rheumatoid arthritis. He primarily uses a wheelchair and has to wear a helmet due to ...

Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, is set to be executed sometime between 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026, and 6:00 a.m. on ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a March execution date for a man sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during ...

Burton was sentenced to death in 1992, though it was another man, Derrick DeBruce, who shot and killed Battle during the ...

Charles "Sonny" Burton, an Alabama death row inmate, is set for execution next month, sparking criticism over the fairness of his sentence compared to the actual shooter in the 1991 crime.

A former juror and the daughter of the victim are urging Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to halt the impending execution of Charles ...

Alabama plans to execute Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton with nitrogen gas in March for a murder committed during a robbery of an AutoZone in 1991, the state's governor has announced.

Charles “Sonny” Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun or witness the killing.