Entries tagged with “Tony Tyrone Dixon”
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Jul 14, 2023
Serious Concerns Raised After Discovery of Death Penalty Appeals Overlooked for Decades By Texas Courts
The Harris County District Clerk’s Office is attempting to resolve nearly one-hundred criminal appeals, including two death penalty cases, that were overlooked by the court system for decades. Among them are the appeals of the two death-sentenced prisoners, Tony Tyrone Dixon and Syed Rabbani. Tony Tyrone Dixon, a prisoner with intellectual disabilities, was convicted of capital murder he committed at the age of 17 and sentenced to death in 1995. In August 1998, Mr. Dixon’s appellate attorney…