Wesley Cook seeks re-trial
Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Derek Bargeld in Race
Black Panther-turned human rights campaigner Mumia Abu-Jamal has requested a retrial on his conviction of murdering a police officer, after his death sentence was overturned in March, his lawyer said Sunday.
A three-member Philadelphia appeals court on March 27 voted two-to-one to overturn the former radio journalist’s death sentence, while upholding his conviction for the 1981 murder of Daniel Faulkner.
The court said Abu-Jamal, 54, should face a new sentencing hearing or have his sentence commuted to life in jail.
Abu-Jamal, 54, has always claimed his innocence while on death row for 25 years. While in jail, he became a leading campaigner against the death penalty. MORE>>>
Bastard should have been executed 20 years ago.
FRY MUMIA !
That Nigger shouldve been executed a long time ago. FRY MUMIA