Burns makes his concluding argument to the Judges.
SHORT EXCERPT:
March 18, 1982 Hearing: http://abu-jamal-news.com/audio/m17/march18.mp3
In this dialogue between Burns and the judges, Burns argues that Anthony Jackson’s March 18, 1982 statement about racist jury selection actually helps the DA’s case. In this argument, Burns is strongly challenged by Judge Ambro.
----ROBERT R. BRYAN MAKES CLOSING ARGUMENT:
Full, Unedited Rebuttal: http://abu-jamal-news.com/audio/m17/RRBclosing.mp3
In these closing remarks, lead attorney Robert R. Bryan asks rhetorically how Abu-Jamal’s case can be the exception to the rule during a period in Philadelphia when racist jury selection was so widespread by the District Attorney in all murder cases tried both before and after that of his client. Citing cases, he said “We have bookends here. We have case, after case, after case in which race was used in jury selection. . . . that discrimination was at work.”
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Listen to interviews with several observers of the May 17 oral arguments
http://phillyimc.org/en/2007/05/39663.shtml
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