Alan Lee Pursell has now been taken off death row

Alan Lee Pursell has now been taken off death row. 23 years ago, Pursell was convicted for the murder of 13 year old Christopher Brine. Brine was found dead in 1981. Pursell was scheduled to die 2 years ago, but the death penalty was reversed by a federal judge, because of mistakes made during the sentencing hearing. To keep Pursell from getting a new trial, the DA's office and Pursell's lawyers negotiated and gave Pursell life in prison with no chance of parole.