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Man whose murder conviction was tossed headed back to Jordan

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FILE - In a May 30, 2019 file photo, Ahmad Fawzi Issa, right, sits in Hamilton County Court in Cincinnati. Issa, who spent two decades on Ohio’s death row could soon find out whether he is going home. Hamilton County judge J. Patrick Foley III will hear Thursday, July 18, 2019 whether an agreement has been reached in the case of Issa. Issa was sentenced to death in the 1997 contract slaying of a Cincinnati convenience store owner. But the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out his conviction last year. (AP Photo/Dan Sewell, File)

Former death row inmate’s case still unresolved

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

Ahmad Fawzi Issa, right, sits in Hamilton County Court Thursday May 30, 2019 in Cincinnati. Issa, 49, who was sentenced to death in 1998, appeared before a county judge after a federal appeals court threw out his conviction. Issa pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in Hamilton County and will remain jailed without bond pending resolution of his case. Heis now off Ohio's death row after more than 20 years because his conviction was tossed is back in court and likely facing deportation to his native Jordan. (AP Photo/Dan Sewell)

Lawyers working to avoid retrial of man just off death row

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

Inmate sentenced to death will get new trial in 1997 slaying

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