Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence for Robin 'Rocky' Myers

Governor Kay Ivey cites lack of physical evidence and jury's original life sentence recommendation in her decision to commute the sentence to life without parole.

Robin 'Rocky' Myers, convicted of a 1991 murder, will now serve life in prison without parole instead of facing execution.
Governor Kay Ivey, a staunch supporter of the death penalty, made the decision due to questions about Myers' guilt and lack of physical evidence tying him to the crime scene.
Myers' 1994 jury had recommended life without parole, but a judge overruled their decision and imposed a death sentence, a practice no longer allowed in Alabama.
Ivey described the decision as one of the most difficult of her tenure, emphasizing the imperfections of the justice system while acknowledging the suffering of the victim's family.
The Alabama Supreme Court had recently authorized Myers' execution by nitrogen hypoxia, with the next step being the governor's scheduling of the execution.