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Judi Lynn

(164,122 posts) Sat Mar 23, 2013, 03:52 PM Mar 2013

Man freed after 23 years in prison has heart attack [View all]

Source: Associated Press

Man freed after 23 years in prison has heart attack
3:04p.m. EDT March 23, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man whose murder conviction was overturned after 23 years in prison has suffered a heart attack on his second day of freedom.

David Ranta's lawyer tells The New York Times the former inmate had a serious heart attack Friday night and is being treated at a New York hospital.

Ranta walked out of jail Thursday after a judge threw out his conviction in the 1990 killing of a Brooklyn rabbi.

Brooklyn prosecutors had recently concluded Ranta's prosecution in the death of Rabbi Chaskel Werzberger was fatally flawed.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/23/jailed-man-freed-heart-attack/2013137/

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Man freed after 23 years in prison has heart attack [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2013 OP

David Ranta Has Heart Attack After Leaving Prison Exonerated Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #1

Oh dear goodness God have mercy. tblue Mar 2013 #2

wonder if dhol82 Mar 2013 #3

Maybe they can send his account to one of those aggressive collection agencies. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #12

He has no income yet, JimDandy Mar 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author caseymoz Mar 2013 #4

Very sad. valerief Mar 2013 #5

Just when you think you've seen the most idiotic reply that can't be outdone... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #17

Haven't you heard? MORE GUNS cures everything. They tell me that on DU all the time. nt valerief Mar 2013 #21

Very sad. I wish him a speedy recovery! nt Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #6

Such a sad story! I saw the news coverage the other day on local NYC news and I just hrmjustin Mar 2013 #7

Major suckage Is David still alive? 99th_Monkey Mar 2013 #8

Oops! I mean extremely sad. caseymoz Mar 2013 #9

Gah! May he buy a winning lottery ticket after release from the hospital! n/t Blandocyte Mar 2013 #10

I hope he receives a very large sum of money pennylane100 Mar 2013 #25

Did he see the price of gas? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #11

Well, he's probably getting better care than an inmate at least. He would be cuffed to the bed right MillennialDem Mar 2013 #13

It's becoming a veritable epidemic: DeSwiss Mar 2013 #14

Yes it is. Here's another RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #15

Probably hypertension and heart disease . . . Brigid Mar 2013 #16

sickening story markiv Mar 2013 #18

If I ever win the lottery JimDandy Mar 2013 #27

And no insurance, no doubt. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #19

The State of New York can not turn it's back on this man.... ReRe Mar 2013 #20

It appears it's possible to get compensation but you must bring a suit... nessa Mar 2013 #22

That's not ok... ReRe Mar 2013 #23

Talk about bad luck... Franker65 Mar 2013 #24

Maybe not just luck. Ash_F Mar 2013 #29

The absolute injustice of it all. JimDandy Mar 2013 #28

New York should pay for all his medical bills /nt Ash_F Mar 2013 #30

No PolitFreak Mar 2013 #31