The Republican governor commuted the death sentence of 75-year-old Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton. Burton had been set for execution on Thursday, March 12.
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A victory for opponents of Louisiana’s decision to execute a man using nitrogen hypoxia as a federal judge grants their Eighth Amendment argument that gassing is cruel ...
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. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ...
For just the second time, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has used her powers to order the commutation of a prisoner’s death sentence.
Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of man who did not pull the trigger days before his execution date ...
Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old Anthony.
Cedric Ricks is set to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old Anthony.
Cedric Ricks, who was found guilty in 2014 of the double murder, is the second inmate the state has executed in 2026.
Attorneys for the death row inmate have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution. If a stay is not granted, Ricks will be the second man executed in Texas this year.