TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 5, 2020

A documentary film about Tennessee death row inmate Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman will premiere on April 16 at Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre, the Associated Press reports. Abdur’Rahman was sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of Patrick Daniels. His attorneys argue that his co-defendant was the true assailant. The film, “You Don’t Know Me” explores Abdur’Rahman’s trial and the regret of his trial attorney who says he blames himself for mounting a poor defense. Abdur’Rahman has been on death row for 32 years and has seen five execution dates come and go. In August 2019, a judge resentenced Abdur’Rahman to life in prison after he raised claims that racism tainted the jury selection. The state appealed and an execution date is on hold until the appeal can be heard.