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<b>Date: June 10, 2008<br>
From: Robert R. Bryan, lead counsel<br>
Subject: Legal Update on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal, death row,
Pennsylvania<br>
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This Legal Update is made on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is on
Pennsylvania’s death row.<br>
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<b><u>United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,
Philadelphia</u></b> Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit entered an order extending the due date for submitting the
Petition for Rehearing <i>En Banc</i> on behalf of my client, Mumia
Abu-Jamal. We will file it on June 27, 2008.<br>
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There apparently is still confusion regarding the March 27 federal
decision. A new jury trial was ordered on the question of whether
the penalty should be life or death. The court did not rule that
Mumia should receive a life sentence as some have stated. The
penalty-phase was reversed because the trial judge gave misleading and
unconstitutional jury instructions. Nonetheless, I expect far
greater gains.<br>
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There was a lengthy dissenting opinion on the issue of racism in jury
selection. It found that there was <i>prima facie</i> evidence of
the prosecutor engaging in racism. He removed prospective
African-American jurors for no reason other than the color of their
skin. That violates the United States Constitution. This
extraordinary dissent goes to the core of our effort to secure an
entirely new trial. The first step in that process is what we
presently are about—convincing the entire federal court that the case
should be reheard and full relief granted. This dissent serves as
the basis for that effort and, if need be, going to the United States
Supreme Court.<br>
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Mumia remains on death row. The prosecution has vowed to appeal and
continue its quest to see him executed. I will not let that
happen.<br>
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<b><u>Donations for Mumia's Legal Defense in the United
States</u></b> The only way to ensure that donations in the U.S. go
only to the legal defense is to make checks payable to the <i>National
Lawyers Guild Foundation</i> (indicate "Mumia" on the bottom
left). The donations are tax deductible. Checks should be
mailed to:<br>
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<dd>Committee To Save Mumia Abu-Jamal<br>
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<dd>P.O. Box 2012<br>
<dd>New York, NY 10159-2012<br><br>
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This case can be won. In over three decades of successfully
defending people in capital murder cases, I have not seen one more
compelling. Racism is a thread that has run through the case since
its inception. My objective remains to obtain a new jury trial in
which Mumia will be acquitted by a jury so that he can return to his
family, a free person.<br>
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On behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal, I thank you.<br><br>
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Yours very truly,<br>
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Robert R. Bryan<br>
Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan<br>
2088 Union Street, Suite 4<br>
San Francisco, California 94123-4117<br>
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Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal<br>
[<a href="mailto:RobertRBryan@aol.com">RobertRBryan@aol.com</a>]<br><br>
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