Mumia Abu-Jamal

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Datum: Mittwoch, 28. Mai 2008 17:19

 

 

 

*Abu-Jamal's lawyers given

two more weeks to file

for rehearing on new

trial plea*

 

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20080527_Abu-Jamals_lawyers_given

_two_more_weeks_to_file_for_rehearing_on_new_trial_plea.html

 

5/27/08

 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit yesterday granted a

two-week extension for lawyers for death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal to

file a petition for a rehearing on his effort to get a new trial.

 

Abu-Jamal was convicted in 1982 of the murder of Philadelphia Police

Officer Daniel Faulkner and sentenced to death. In late March, a

three-judge panel of the Third Circuit affirmed Abu-Jamal's conviction

but vacated the death sentence. The court said Abu-Jamal should be

sentenced to life in prison or get a chance to persuade a new

Philadelphia jury that he deserves a life sentence rather than death.

 

Defense lawyer Robert R. Bryan of San Francisco intends to seek a

rehearing before the court on his contention that Abu-Jamal deserves a

new trial, or at least a hearing on his argument that some blacks were

intentionally excluded from his jury.

 

The court said the new filing deadline is June 10.*

Inquirer Staff*

 

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*Efficiently and Methodically Framed--Mumia is innocent!* /

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/ That is the conclusion of a new book on the case of former

Black Panther, and internationally-known political prisoner, Mumia

Abu-Jamal, who has now spent over a quarter of a century on death row

for a crime he didn't commit. The book is, THE FRAMING OF MUMIA

ABU-JAMAL, by J Patrick O'Connor (Lawrence Hill Books 2008). The author

is a former UPI reporter who took an interest in Mumia's case. He is

now the editor of Crime Magazine (www.crimemagazine.com).

 

O'Connor offers a fresh perspective, and delivers a clear and

convincing breakdown on perhaps the most notorious frame-up since Sacco

and Vanzetti. This is a case not just of police corruption, or a racist

lynching, though it is both. The courts are in this just as deep as the

cops, and it reaches to the top of the equally corrupt political system.

 

"This book is the first to convincingly show how the Philadelphia

Police Department and District Attorney's Office efficiently and

methodically framed [Mumia Abu-Jamal]." (from the book jacket)

 

The Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal (LAC) wants to

alert you to this important new work. THE FRAMING OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL is

in bookstores now, at $16.95. but a little research in the SF Bay Area

suggests that it may be hard to find. Contact the Labor Action

Committee if you can't find it. We have a limited number ordered from

the publisher at a discount.

 

Send a check or money order for $15 (includes shipping)

pay to/send to: Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

PO Box 16222 . Oakland CA 94610

 

 

Author J Patrick O'Connor says Mumia was framed at the hands of

corrupt cops and courts, who were bent on vengeance against one of their

most prominent critics.

 

"What makes getting to the truth of this case so difficult is that

the prosecution built its case on perjured testimony with a calculated

disregard for what the actual evidence established," says O'Connor (p.

xii).

 

THE FRAMING OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL is based on a thorough analysis of

the 1982 trial and the 1995-97 appeals hearings, as well as previous

writings on this case, and research on the MOVE organization, with which

Mumia identifies, and the history of racist police brutality in

Philadelphia. While leaving some of the evidence of Mumia's innocence

unconsidered or disregarded, this book nevertheless makes clear that

there is a veritable mountain of evidence--most of it deliberately

squashed by the courts--that shows that Mumia was blatantly and

deliberately framed, that he is innocent, that somebody else did the

crime, and that corrupt cops and courts have "fixed" this case against

Mumia from the beginning.

 

Upcoming Events with the Author

 

NEW YORK: SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, June 24th, New York City book

signing party with author J. Patrick O'Connor for 'The Framing of Mumia

Abu-Jamal' at 6:00PM at the Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (between Bank

and Bethune Streets). Bring your questions and be prepared for surprise

guests! For more information, call the Hotline: (212) 330-8029

 

SF BAY AREA: A book tour by the author is in planning stages. For

more information, send your request to: LACFreeMumia@aol.com

 

 

For an interview with the author and other material about this

book, visit Journalists For Mumia, www.Abu-Jamal-News.com. The

publisher is Chicago Review Press. Get your local bookstore or library

to order a copy!

 

The Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

PO Box 16222 . Oakland CA 94610 . 510.763.2347

www.laboractionmumia.org . LACFreeMumia@aol.com

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