[Ppnews] Mumia Abu-Jamal - Feb. 11 hearing canceled

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From: Bryanlawsf at aol.com
Date: January 10, 2005 3:40:57 PM PST

Dear Friends:

We have received notification that the hearing scheduled on behalf of
Mumia for February 11, has been canceled. A copy of the order is
attached.

Judge Pamela Dembe, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, has ordered
briefing by February 15 on the issue of whether the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court's recent decision in Commonwealth v. Johnson, 2004 Pa.
LEXIS 3118, "speaks to the jurisdiction of the Court to proceed in
defendant's third PCRA petition." This is disturbing since the court's
preliminary interpretation of the Johnson case appears to be wrong, for
it does not prevent her from granting us a hearing on two issues of
great significance relating to the unfairness of the trial. There is
no new law in Johnson, rather it is just the application of
long-established law to the facts of Mumia's case.

You will be advised as there are more developments on this & other
aspects of the case.

With best wishes,

Robert
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Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan
2088 Union Street, Suite 4
San Francisco, California 94123-4124

Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal

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