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Title:
The framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal / J. Patrick O'Connor.
ISBN:
9781569763926
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago, Illinois : Lawrence Hill Books, [2021]

©2008
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages) : map
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
December 9, 1981 -- The arrest -- The original police version of the shooting -- Frank Rizzo -- MOVE -- The arrest and trial of John Africa -- Mumia -- Pretrial hearings -- The witnesses -- The players -- Jury selection -- The trial opens -- Testimony of Robert Chobert -- Cynthia White's first day of testimony -- White's testimony : part II -- The alleged confession -- Testimony of Michael Scanlan -- Testimony of Albert Magilton -- How Faulkner died -- Judge Sabo : "I don't care about Mr. Jamal" -- The defense -- Witnesses for the defense -- "The negro male made no comments" -- Jackson's closing statement -- McGill's summation -- Guilty! -- The sentencing hearing -- The free Mumia movement -- The post-conviction relief act hearings -- Arnold Beverly -- Mumia's own account -- Was Faulkner an FBI informant? -- Justice delayed -- Oral arguments -- Justice at last.
Summary:
Examines the trial and death-row conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who in 1982 allegedly killed police officer Daniel Faulkner. Analyzing case material, ancillary documents, books, interviews, and first-hand accounts, O'Connor argues that Mumia was framed for this murder and that his conviction was largely due to corruption, judicial bias, and prosecutorial misconduct.
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Interest grade level:
Adult.
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