Alabama, to Ivey and Death Row

Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson’s lawyers push for new trial after Steve Marshall’s ‘alarming’ actions
Toforest Johnson has always maintained his innocence, and the DA is unsure of his conviction. But Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office is not.
Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers’ sentence to life in prison
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case.
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.
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.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes first death row sentence since 1999
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the commutation of Robin “Rocky” Myers from death row to life in prison without parole, marking the second time since the death penalty was reinstated in the state in 1976 that a sitting governor has commuted a death sentence.
Alabama AG ‘astonished’ by governor’s death row commutation
(WSFA) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall reacted ... I also reject all attempts to manipulate the system by activist lawyers for death row inmates who make unfounded claims of contrived ...
Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the ...
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 Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Robin Dion Myers, a first in her tenure
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted a death sentence for the first time in her tenure Friday, sparing inmate Robin Dion "Rocky" Myers. The Alabama Supreme Court had cleared the way for Myers to ...
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Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 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 ...
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Alabama governor commutes death row inmate’s sentence to life in prison
Alabama death row inmate Robin “Rocky” Myers, who was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbor, Ludie Mae Tucker. - Alabama Department of Corrections/AP ...
Five times he was ordered to die, but 30 years later that’s not the final word
Prosecutors say Jerry Jerome Smith was a drug dealer who got stiffed by a user and retaliated by killing three.
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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 to Hoffman, depriving him of his rights. It also alleges executing Hoffman ...