The Myths About Mumia
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What Happened on December 9th, 1981.
Chronology of Names of key Consider the Facts that Convicted Mumia Abu-Jamal. Officer Faulkner's Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision October 29, 1998 Transcripts from 20/20 December 9, 1998 Mumia Trial and PCRA Transcripts
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The bullet that killed Officer Faulkner was a .44 caliber bullet, while Jamal's gun was a .38 caliber. |
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Several "eyewitnesses" saw someone else shoot Officer Faulkner and then escape up an alley. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The court allocated just $150 for Mumia Abu-Jamal and his attorney to mount their entire defense. |
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The Philadelphia Police Department lost evidence, withheld evidence, coerced witnesses and conspired against Mr. Jamal to obtain a conviction. |
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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. |
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Mr. Jamal was coming to the aid of his brother who was being brutally beaten by Officer Faulkner. |
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Mumia Abu-Jamal was denied his right to self representation, in violation of his Constitutional Rights. |
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Mumia Abu-Jamal's court appointed attorney was admittedly incompetent and incapable of mounting a defense on Jamal's behalf. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Only one prosecution witness saw Mr. Jamal with a gun. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The downward angle of Jamal's wound makes the prosecution's explanation of the shooting impossible. |
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Justice for Daniel Faulkner response to the Arnold Beverly Story |
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