Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man convicted for 1991 murder
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✍️ Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin 'Rocky' Myers to life in prison, citing questions about his case.
👉 Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin 'Rocky' Myers to life in prison
👉 Questions about the case included a lack of physical evidence tying him to the crime scene
👉 Myers had maintained his innocence and a juror at his 1994 trial supported the push for clemency
👉 The sentence was originally recommended by the jury, but a judge overruled it and imposed a death sentence
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quoting nevent1q…wtahguardian.co.uk (nprofile…z4y7)
Kay Ivey says Robin ‘Rocky’ Myers will serve life in prison after jury claimed lack of physical evidence at crime sceneThe Alabama governor, Kay Ivey, on Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case.Ivey said Myers, who was facing execution this spring, will instead spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. She noted that was the sentence jurors at his 1994 trial had recommended. A judge overruled that recommendation and imposed a death sentence, a maneuver that has since been outlawed in Alabama, according to the human rights advocacy organization Amnesty International. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/robin-rocky-myers-death-sentence-commuted