AL lawmakers approve 'Child Predator Death Penalty Act.' What to know

Alabama lawmakers approved a bill allowing the death penalty for child sex crimes. The bill heads to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk to ...

Alabama sets execution for man in auto parts store customer’s death

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a March execution date for a man sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery ...

He wasn’t the triggerman, but Alabama sets execution for Charles Lee Burton in 1991 AutoZone murder

Burton also is in poor health with rheumatoid arthritis. He primarily uses a wheelchair and has to wear a helmet due to ...

Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer's death

Charles “Sonny” Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though ...

Alabama House of Representatives passes Child Predator Death Penalty Act

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act. This comes on the heels of an alleged ...
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Alabama Legislature passes Child Predator Death Penalty Act; Governor says she will sign

The Alabama Legislature passed HB 41, the Child Predator Death Penalty Act, on Thursday. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall released a statement after it passed.