Alabama, Kay Ivey and Death Row

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 in the state since 1999.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence for first time ever in case of man convicted in 1991 stabbing slay
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a staunch supporter of capital punishment, has commuted the sentence of a death row inmate to life in prison — the first time she’s ever done so. Robin “Rocky” Myers, 63, an intellectually disabled man,
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.
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 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.
Steve Marshall ‘deeply saddened’ over Kay Ivey decision to cheat death
"You can't just up and commute a death sentence in Alabama. That's like canceling Christmas, or Robert E. Lee Day." ...
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Steve Marshall rages as Ivey spares man in flawed death row case
Marshall, ever the political opportunist, instead chose to frame the governor’s decision as an affront to his authority ...
Governor Ivey spares life of man convicted of killing Decatur woman in 1991
Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday she has commuted the death sentence for a man convicted for the 1991 murder of a Decatur ...
Alabama GOP women’s group says Ivey rescinds invitation to mansion in disagreement over veterans bill
The Alabama Federation of Republican Women opposes a bill to make the Alabama Veterans Affairs commissioner an appointee of ...
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Anti-death penalty group wants more than clemency for convicted Alabama killer Rocky Myers
Those who had been pushing for that clemency are also shocked the governor granted the first death sentence commutation in Alabama this century. Abraham Bonowitz with the group, Death Penalty Action.
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Opinion | One chose justice, the other chose vengeance
For Marshall, restraint is weakness. His rage over Ivey’s decision reveals a man who sees capital punishment not as a last ...