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Mumia Abu-Jamal


 

Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook April 24, 1954) is a journalist and political activist, most famous for his 1982 conviction and death sentence for the murder of Daniel Faulkner, a police officer, and for the subsequent mass campaigns for and against him. Technically, he had been awaiting execution in Pennsylvania from 1982 until December 2001 when Federal District Court judge William Yohn overturned Jamal's death sentence. However, Yohn reaffirmed Jamal's conviction, ruling that he will remain in custody indefinitely.

Related Topics:
April 24 - 1954 - Journalist - Political activist - 1982 - Death sentence - Murder - Daniel Faulkner - Police officer - Pennsylvania - William Yohn

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Introduction
Career, arrest and trial
Cause célèbre
General Disagreements
Disagreements about the trial process
Witness Accounts
Disagreements about ballistics
Appeals, international response and prison life
References
External links

 

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