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"This Is No Victory"--Analysis of Third Circuit Court decision re. Mumia Abu-Jamal

By Linn Washington, Jr.  Posted by Hans Bennett (about the submitter)       (Page 10 of 10 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page.   1 comment

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Abundant evidence documents that corners-cut by the prosecutor and judge during Abu-Jamal’s trial and by judges during his appeals corrupted his rights to a fair trial and equal justice – rights guaranteed by the US Constitution.

In June 2007, state courts in Pennsylvania overturned the 200th death penalty case since 1978 when that state reinstated executions, the ACLU stated.

It is incredible to contend that 200 death penalty cases contained errors egregious enough to be vacated but not a single element in the Abu-Jamal case warrants either a new hearing or a new trial.

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Hans Bennett is a multi-media journalist mostly focusing on the movement to free Mumia Abu-Jamal and all political prisoners. An archive of his work is available at insubordination.blogspot.com and he is also co-founder of "Journalists for Mumia," (more...)
 
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