“Today’s grant of clemency strengthens, rather than weakens, public trust in our system of justice,” Schulz wrote. Charles "Sonny" Burton, 75, received had his death sentence commuted days before his scheduled execution. courtesy of Charles Burton's legal teamLike most people sentenced to death, Burton was subjected to extreme violence before committing the crime that landed him on death row. “That, of course, infuriated the jury and probably contributed greatly to his death sentence,” Schulz, Burton’s current lawyer, said in an interview. I wish there was more that I could do, but I do hope you can maybe find some comfort in this apology,” Burton wrote.

Source: Huffington Post March 10, 2026 17:45 UTC