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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Batson v. Kentucky

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Court Refuses
to Reinstate Mumia's Death Sentence

Pa. judges order life in prison, or new hearing

Mar 27, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Famed death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal earned some measure of triumph today as a US appeals court refused to reinstate his death sentence, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Abu-Jamal was convicted in 1982 of killing a Philly cop, and has fought for retrial. The court upheld the conviction but said Abu-Jamal should... More »

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