The Case Against Mumia Abu-Jamal

The case of Mumia Abu-Jamal has become a showdown case on the death penalty in the United States. His threatened execution has been condemned by political and cultural figures throughout the world, and the international movement to grant him a new and fair trial is raising questions about the arbitrariness of the death penalty in the minds of millions. Mumia Abu-Jamal is the only political prisoner in the United States facing execution.

Mumia is not a political prisoner. The facts refuting this are addressed in my comments in the article below.

"As a radio journalist in Philadelphia, he became known as isthe voice of the voicelesslt during the years of the infamous Mayor Frank Rizzo. He had attended Goddard College, was the recipient of a Major Armstrong Award for radio journalism, and was named one of Philadelphia's "people to watch" in 1981 by Philadelphia magazine. He was president of the Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia, and he had no prior criminal record.

Jamal was shot by a police officer when he intervened in a street incident involving Jamal's brother, another man, and the officer. He survived the shooting, and was charged with the murder of the officer who was killed in th

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what these Captains and Lieutenants did when the police vehicles and detectives arrived Singeltary said, "Once the uniformed officers arrived, they [the captains and lieutenants] disappeared. NPR was immediately warned by the Fraternal Order of Police, the New York Times , and Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole about allowing "a convicted cop killer" on the air. Jamal coordinated and managed his own defense, often through Mr. Who else are you going to blame it on?" (8-14-95, T. He has freely acknowledged that he was severely disturbed at the time he wrote his report.

Just because a warrant is "old" does not mean that it is not still valid. White was to allow her to work her corner unmolested by police if she gave testimony damaging to Mr. The defense had their chance to prove for the record that a bullet fragment was actually missing and then verify that it had been lost by the police.

FACT

The jury knew that William Cook was the closest person to the murder. Jamal shooting the gun that killed Officer Faulkner that morning.

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