THE CASE OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL A Life in the Balance

Ruggiero (Greg) Ed. by: & Amnesty International

ISBN 10: 158322081X / ISBN 13: 9781583220818

Published by Seven Stories Press (New York)The Open Media Pamph, 2000

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Paperback. Based on its review of the trial transcript and other original documents, Amnesty International determined that numerous aspects of Mumia Abu-Jamal's case clearly failed to meet minimum international standards safeguarding the fairness of legal proceedings. Amnesty International therefore believed that the interests of justice would best be served by the granting of a new trial to Mumia Abu-Jamal. This pamphlet explains why. 63pp. booklet. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE CASE OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL A Life in the Balance
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press (New York)The Open Media Pamph
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158322081X
• ISBN 13: 9781583220818
• Binding: Softcover / Paperback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Miscarriages of Justice

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Synopsis

Mumia Abu-Jamal has been incarcerated on Pennsylvania's death row for over two decades. His case has generated more controversy and received more attention, both national and international, than that of any other inmate currently under sentence of death in the United States of America.
Mumia Abu Jamal, black, was convicted and sentenced to death in July 1982 for the murder of white police officer Daniel Faulkner on December 9, 1981. He has steadfastly maintained his innocence. Since the trial, those advocating his release or retrial have contested the validity of much of the evidence used to obtain his conviction. These accusations have been countered by members of the law enforcement community and their supporters, who have agitated for Abu-Jamal's execution while maintaining that the trial was unbiased.
Based on its review of the trial transcript and other original documents, human rights organization Amnesty International believes that the interests of justice would best be served by the granting of a new trial to Mumia Abu-Jamal. This pamplet explains why.

About the Author

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to uphold all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.