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,

Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin Dion "Rocky" Myers, whose execution was approved this week by the Alabama Supreme Court. It is the first time during her two terms that Ivey has commuted a death 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.