Myths Section
Myth #1
The bullet that killed Officer Faulkner was a .44 caliber bullet, while Jamal's gun was a .38 caliber.
Myth #2
Several "eyewitnesses" saw someone else shoot Officer Faulkner and then escape up an alley.
Myth #3
The jury that convicted Mumia Abu-Jamal was racially stacked against him by the prosecutor, who used eleven of his peremptory challenges to exclude qualified black jurors, solely because they were black.
Myth #4
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a political prisoner who was convicted and sentenced to death because of his political beliefs and his past membership in the Black Panthers.
Myth #5
The court allocated just $150 for Mumia Abu-Jamal and his attorney to mount their entire defense.
Myth #6
The Philadelphia Police Department lost evidence, withheld evidence, coerced witnesses and conspired against Mr. Jamal to obtain a conviction.
Myth #7
In an effort to frame Mumia Abu-Jamal and secure a conviction, the Philadelphia Police fabricated a story about Mumia Abu-Jamal's Emergency Room confession.
Myth #8
Mr. Jamal was coming to the aid of his brother who was being brutally beaten by Officer Faulkner.
Myth #9
Mumia Abu-Jamal was denied his right to self representation, in violation of his Constitutional Rights.
Myth #10
Mumia Abu-Jamal's court appointed attorney was admittedly incompetent and incapable of mounting a defense on Jamal's behalf.
Myth #11
Judge Albert Sabo has sentenced more black people to death than any other Judge in the U.S. Therefore, he had a bias against Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Myth #12
The ballistics evidence used to convict Mumia Abu-Jamal was flawed. The police failed to test Jamal's hands to see if he had recently fired a gun and they never "sniffed" Jamal's gun to see if it had been fired.
Myth #13
Only one prosecution witness saw Mr. Jamal with a gun.
Myth #14
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an "award winning journalist" who was targeted by police and Mayor Frank Rizzo because he had repeatedly exposed police corruption in Philadelphia.
Myth #15
Some of Jamal's supporters suggest that the "real killer's" driver's license was found in Officer Faulkner's pocket the morning he was murdered.
Myth #16
The downward angle of Jamal's wound makes the prosecution's explanation of the shooting impossible.
Myth #17
Justice for Daniel Faulkner response to the Arnold Beverly Story
