- Nov 15, 2023
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‘Forgotten’ inmate Syed Rabbani taken off death row after waiting nearly 30 years

Updated: Nov 18, 2023

by Clare Amari

Published on November 14, 2023

Preview: Nearly 30 years ago, death row inmate Syed Rabbani filed a legal appeal challenging the constitutionality of his death sentence, which he received in 1988 for the fatal shooting of a fellow Bangladeshi immigrant at a Houston convenience store.

Link: https://houstonlanding.org/forgotten-inmate-syed-rabbani-taken-off-death-row-after-nearly-30-years/

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