Alabama, Kay Ivey and Death Row

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 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.
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.
Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of man convicted in 1991 Decatur homicide
Robin Dion "Rocky" Myers, 63, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the 1991 capital murder of Ludie Mae Tucker in Decatur. Myers was set to be executed by nitrogen gas hypoxia.
Alabama governor commutes man’s death row sentence
The man convicted and sentenced to death for the 1991 capital murder of a north Alabama woman will not be executed, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced Friday afternoon.
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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Supreme Court divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to ...
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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 ...
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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The story of a death row inmate, his legal case, and an Oscar nomination
Former Texas death row inmate John Henry Ramirez's story is told in the documentary short, "I Am Ready, Warden," which is up for an Academy Award this Sunday. The Houston attorney who won his case ...
Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
A fractured Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose appeal drew ...
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 ...
Appeal hearing held for SD’s only death row inmate
Briley Piper’s attorneys were in federal court on Friday to appeal his death sentence, something he’s tried multiple times since his 2001 conviction.
Department of Justice reviewing death penalty in Cassie Carli case
The United States Department of Justice is reviewing whether to seek the death penalty in the case of Marcus Spanevelo, who ...