Alabama to execute inmate who dropped appeals and asked for death
Alabama has set an execution date for an inmate who dropped his appeals this summer and asked to be put to death.
Alabama sets execution for man convicted of 2010 rape and murder; he later asked to be put to death
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office on Feb. 11 had asked the Alabama Supreme Court to approve Osgood’s execution. The court ...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Robin Dion Myers, a first in her tenure
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin Meyers, a first for her time in office and the first commutation ...
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How Alabama’s first commuted death sentence this century came about
Robin “Rocky” Myers has been on Alabama’s death row for more than 30 years. Then, on February 28, he became the first ...
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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 ...
Southeast Alabama fares well despite weather damage
Troy, home to the university and Pike County’s largest city, was most impacted. A tornado passed near the city, causing ...
Death Row inmate deserves new trial, ex-US Senator, former Alabama AG urge in ‘unusual’ request
In a brief filed Wednesday, 10 former Alabama prosecutors signed on asking a Jefferson County judge to grant a new trial in ...
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 ...
A century after his death, Black man lynched in Indianapolis gets historical marker
The coroner initially said Indianapolis resident George Tompkins "could not have hanged himself." A new plaque tells how his ...