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NEWS ABOUT: Mumia Abu-Jamal

Mumia Abu-Jamal stories: 2 news summaries

Supreme Court Won't Hear Mumia's Appeal

Abu-Jamal says was convicted by biased jury in 1981 cop death

Apr 6, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mumia Abu-Jamal has lost his bid for a new trial in the 1981 killing of a police officer, the AP reports. The Supreme Court said today it won’t take up Abu-Jamal's claims that prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from the jury that convicted him of murdering a Philadelphia policeman. The... More »

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race • police • appeal • conviction • bias • US Supreme Court • jury selection • Mumia Abu-Jamal

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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death penalty • crime • murder • US Court of Appeals • cop killer • Batson v. Kentucky • Mumia Abu-Jamal • MOVE • Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

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