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Pennsylvania Will Rule On Mumia’s Case, After Proceeding In Secret

September 1, 2020 By Noelle Hanrahan, Prison Radio. , , , ,
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has put Mumia Abu-Jamal's evidentiary hearing on hold.  The case is under seal and is proceeding in secret! This spring Mumia Abu-Jamal was back in court with a chance for freedom! The Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner had agreed with defense counsel that Mumia deserved a new evidentiary hearing based on the revelation of long-suppressed exculpatory evidence. The new documents — buried in the DA's office for 38 years — call into question the entire prosecution case against Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Fraternal Order of Police backed an extraordinary petition asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to kick anti-corruption DA Larry Krasner off the case. In April 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reached down from on high and suspended the criminal case. The ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on the King's Bench petition could come down at any time.

Pa. Supreme Court Will Investigate Alleged Conflicts In DA Larry Krasner’s Handling Of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeals

February 26, 2020 Julie Shaw, Inquirer.com , , ,
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday said it would appoint a special master to investigate whether the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has a conflict in its continued handling of appeals in the case of convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. The move follows a petition filed last year by the widow of slain Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner...

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