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Alabama Governor Commutes Death Row Sentence

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Toforest Johnson, convicted of the 1995 murder of a sheriff's deputy, to life in prison without parole. The decision followed growing doubts about Johnson's conviction, which relied partly on testimony from a woman paid a $5,000 state reward.

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she was commuting Toforest Johnson's death sentence to life in prison without parole.

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Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence of Man Convicted of MurderNYTimes – US
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Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence of Man Convicted of Murder

Toforest Johnson’s conviction in the 1995 killing of a sheriff’s deputy relied on the testimony of a woman who was paid a $5,000 reward by the state for providing information.

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Alabama governor commutes sentence of prisoner on death row

Toforest Johnson’s death penalty reduced to life in prison without parole over doubts about his conviction Toforest Johnson, an Alabama death row inmate, will no longer face execution after the state’s Republican governor commuted his sentence amid increasing doubts about his conviction. Kay Ivey, the Alabama governor, commuted Johnson’s sentence to life in prison without parole in the 1995 murder of William Hardy,…

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Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man convicted of 1995 murder

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she was commuting Toforest Johnson's death sentence to life in prison without parole.

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