Abu-Ali Abdur' Rahman - Mental Illness - the International Justice Project

Abu-Ali Abdur' Rahman - Mental Illness - the International Justice Project:

'via Blog this'The events of Abdur' Rahman's encounter with Daniels are depicted in his petition for clemency and State of Tennessee v. James Lee Jones, 789 S.W.2d 545, 1990 Tenn. LEXIS 162. Abdur' Rahman joined the Southeast Gospel Ministry (SGM), a Black consciousness religious organization formed for the purpose of improving the African-American community in Nashville. Abdur' Rahman and Harold Miller entered Daniels' home on 17 February, 1986 to effectuate this plan. They encountered both Daniels and Norma Norman, a companion. Daniels and Norman were bound, gagged and blindfolded. (Ibid at 550, 12). A knife from the kitchen was used to stab Daniels and Norman multiple times. Daniels died as a result of the six stab wounds he sustained to his chest, four of which were sustained by his heart. (Ibid at 550, 12) However, Norma survived her injuries. She was unable to identify her assailant because her eyes had been covered by duct tape during the incident."