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Mumia Abu-Jamal
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| 10.10.2008
Almost everyone likes to blame their lawyer if things don't go their way. However a lawyer is never supposed to disobey a judge, and if a lawyer objects too much it can irritate a judge which could harm their client's case. A very few like Linn Steward do defy the judge and pay the price. She is still facing a long jail term. Somewhat similer saga, http://www.phillyimc.org/en/node/71516 Excellent layout to Mumia's and his brother's affidavits concerning his arrest, http://www.phillyimc.org/en/node/34590 Richard Kane RichardKanePA Tony Jackson, Mumia Abu Jamal's lawyer, was only doing what almost every other lawyer would have done, refused to quit defending Mumia because the judge wouldn't let him.
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HansBennett | 10.07.2008
On Monday, Oct.6, in a ruling unrelated to death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal's upcoming appeal of the recent Third Circuit decision denying a new guilt-phase trial, the US Supreme Court rejected his Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) appeal, which was asking the courts to hear newly discovered testimony from Kenneth Pate and Yvette Williams. With this ruling, Abu-Jamal's upcoming appeal to the US Supreme Court of the Third Circuit decision (the filing of this appeal is due by Oct. 20 unless a 60 day extension is requested) is now more important than ever, because this is now his last chance for a new guilt-phase trial. This moment coincides with two new media projects that expose further injustice: the British film In Prison My Whole Life and the book The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal, by J. Patrick O'Connor. SEE ALSO: Dec. 6 International Day of Action II Portland Radio Spotlights Journalists for Mumia II New info flyers just completed: 1) A condensed legal update based on this article, and 2) A flyer summarizing the key points from The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal.  Illustration by Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany Mumia Abu-Jamal Faces US Supreme Court as New Book and Film Expose InjusticeBy Hans Bennett (Abu-Jamal-News.com)
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Free Mumia | 10.06.2008
On Monday, October 6, the US Supreme Court rejected Mumia's PCRA appeal based on the affidavits of Kenneth Pate and Yvette Williams. The appeal had been filed in July, after it was rejected by the PA Supreme Court in Feb, 2008, and in 2005 by Philadelphia judge Pamela Dembe. Below, here are the affidavits so you can read them for yourself I. Declaration of Yvette Williams
I, Yvette Williams, declare:
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Hans Bennett | 10.06.2008
The US Supreme Court has rejected Mumia's PCRA appeal based on the affidavits of Kenneth Pate and Yvette Williams. The appeal had been filed in July, after it was rejected by the PA Supreme Court in Feb, 2008, and in 2005 by Philadelphia judge Pamela Dembe. This is completely separate from the appeal to the US Supreme Court re. the recent Third Circuit decision that denied a new guilt phase trial. The deadline for Mumia and the DA to appeal this to the US Supreme Court is October 20, unless Mumia's lawyer applies for a 60 day extension. AFP news service just announced that the US Supreme Court has rejected Mumia’s PCRA appeal based on the affidavits of Kenneth Pate and Yvett
Sundance Channel has announced today that it has acquired the new British documentary about Mumia Abu-Jamal, "In Prison My Whole Life." In an interview today, William Francome says that "It is so important that a trusted high quality broadcaster like Sundance has taken up the film, putting it at the fingertips of millions of Americans. If only one person is compelled to look at these issues differently because of the film, it will have done its job." (read more in article)
Read today's UPI report, and see interviews this Sept. with co-producer Livia Firth, and a October, 2007 interview with William Francome
Francome says that:
KBOO FM's 'Prison Pipeline' host Ruth Kovacs interviews Hans Bennett about the latest developments in Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeals before the US Supreme Court, author J. Patrick O'Connor's SF Bay Area book tour, and In Prison My Whole Life--as detailed in a Sept./Oct. update flyer.
SEE ALSO: Mumia's new essays Empire on 'E', From Deregulation to National Guarantor: In a Blink, and Silent Riots on Wall Street.
Kicking off The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Northern California Tour
Check out Mumia’s new radio-essay on the issue of the fair jury, including this special message to the CR10 conference
Jury of Peers? (Mumia Abu-Jamal’s message to CR10)
New legal Update---separate issues than the ones recently before the Third Circuit Court
“In Prison” presents extraordinary evidence pointing to Abu-Jamal’s innocence inclusive of crime scene photographs discovered in 2006 that contradict core elements of the prosecution’s case against the man whose written five books while on death row.
The photos, for example, show no bullet marks in the sidewalk where prosecutors declared Abu-Jamal shot into the sidewalk around the fallen officer three times before shooting him once in the face. The photos show no cab behind the officer’s squad car where prosecutors told jurors a cab driver observed the murder. Additionally, the photos show police tampering with evidence at the crime scene.
September 11, 2008
Opponents of Abu-Jamal always say that his supporters should just "read the transcripts" of the trial for evidence of his guilt. Supporters can now reply: Read The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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