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The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal

By Steve Hall

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer reports, "Ruling could be a small setback for Abu-Jamal."  It's written by Joseph A. Slobodzian.The legal pendulum that for almost 30 years has kept convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal between execution and life in prison swung slightly back toward lethal injection yesterday. In a 51-word paragraph, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court ruling that threw out Abu-Jamal's death sentence because of confusingly worded verdict instructions that arguably led the jury to a sentence of death over life in prison. The high court returned the case of the convicted killer of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for a new hearing...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).