By Katie  Davies and Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 14:27 EST, 23 March 2013 | UPDATED: 02:59 EST, 25 March 2013 A man who was freed after serving 23 years in prison for a murder he did not commit suffered a serious heart attack a day after his release. David Ranta was rushed to a New York hospital Friday night where it was discovered that one of his arteries was blocked and another was partially closed. Ranta's attorney, Pierre Sussman, told the New York Times that his client received a stent and will have to undergo another surgical procedure.
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David Ranta, 58, was staying in a New York City hotel when he suffered a heart attack
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Doctors discovered that two of his arteries were blocked
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Ranta was released Thursday after serving 23 years in prison for the murder of a rabbi
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Menachem Lieberman has spoken out about his role in the prosecution of Ranta, convicted of killing a Hasidic rabbi more than two decades
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Then just 13, the murder witness says cops told him to 'pick the one with the big nose' in an ID parade which helped them prosecute the father-of-three
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He says he was haunted by guilt until 2011 when he decided 'he had to get it off his chest'
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His testimony was key to the release of Ranta from jail yesterday after 23 years in prison
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