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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>The Mobilization to Free
Mumia Abu-Jamal<br>
P.O. Box 10328<br>
Oakland, CA 94610<br>
509-267-9429 or 510-387-7714<br>
<a href="mailto:jmackler@lmi.net">jmackler@lmi.net</a><br>
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March 27, 2008<br>
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PRESS CONFERENCE/Media Release<br>
For Immediate Release<br>
For further information call: Jeff Mackler, Director<br>
510-268-9429 or 510-387-7714<br>
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PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR:<br>
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FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 5 PM<br>
FEDERAL COURT HOUSE<br>
7TH AND MISSION<br>
SAN FRANCISCO<br>
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The U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT REJECTS ALL APPEALS FOR
INNOCENT DEATH ROW INMATE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL<br>
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA ORDERED TO HOLD NEW SENTENCING HEARING WITHIN 180
DAYS. IN SUCH A HEARING JURY’S DECISION WILL BE LIMITED TO A FINDING OF
LIFE IMPRISONMENT OR EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION<br>
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JURY PROHIBITED FROM FINDING OF INNOCENCE<br>
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LOCAL PROTESTS SET FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 28 FOLLOWED BY NATIONAL PROTEST
APRIL 19 (SAN FRANCISCO) AND APRIL 26 (PHILADELPHIA).<br>
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“THE DECISION OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT IS A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE,” SAID JEFF
MACKLER, DIRECTOR OF THE MOBILIZATION TO FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL. “DESPITE
MASSIVE EVIDENCE OF INNOCENCE THE COURT REJECTED OUR DEMAND FOR A NEW
TRIAL WHERE THE TRUTH COULD BE HEARD FOR THE FIRST TIME.”<br>
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In a shocking decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
rejected all Mr. Jamal’s demands for a new trial. In 1982 Mr. Jamal was
falsely convicted of the murder of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in a
trial where 11 or 14 Black jurors were systematically excluded and where
critical evidence proving the defendant’s innocence was excluded.<br>
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On death row for 26 years, Mr. Jamal, an award winning journalist and the
author of nine books, has led a campaign for a new trial and freedom that
has won the support of groups ranging from Amnesty International and the
European Parliament to the San Francisco, Detroit, and Berkeley city
councils.<br>
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Jamal’s attorneys will appeal today’s decision to the U.S. Supreme
Court.<br><br>
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