Alabama, Kay Ivey and Rocky Myers

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,
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.
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.
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.
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 Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Robin ‘Rocky’ Myers
The governor announced that Robin 'Rocky' Myers wouldn't be executed, and would instead serve life in prison without the chance of parole.
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 AG is ‘sad’ state can’t kill a man who might be innocent
Gov. Kay Ivey made Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sad. Not just somewhat sad but “ deeply saddened,” or so Marshall wrote in a letter to the governor after she commuted the death sentence of ...
YNW Melly’s Trials Highlight Florida’s Unconstitutional Death Penalty Law
Melly could be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury — a practice with deep roots in Jim Crow — if convicted in a double ...