Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spares death row inmate, citing doubts about evidence
- Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a death row inmate after a number of former public officials, and the current district attorney, raised doubts about his conviction.
- The Republican governor said she was commuting Toforest Johnson’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.
- Johnson was convicted of the 1995 murder of Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff William Hardy.
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- Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a death row inmate after a number of former public officials, and the current district attorney, raised doubts about his conviction.
- The Republican governor said she was commuting Toforest Johnson’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.
- Johnson was convicted of the 1995 murder of Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff William Hardy.
Sources: NBC News