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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2001

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal of a Tennessee man on death row who said his lawyer provided inadequate defense.

Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman was convicted of murder. But he said evidence of his past mental history and abuse should have been introduced to a jury considering if he should be sentenced to death.

Abdur'Rahman's attorneys introduced affidavits from jurors saying they might have considered the case had they known about his past.

Get the Story:
High Court Turns Aside Tenn. Killer's Appeal (The Washington Post 10/10)

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