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Judge Clemons Rules Against Admitting Any New Evidence. Ever. Racist Jury Selection is Fine.

Friday, March 31, 2023: Judge Lucretia Clemons of the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia has just ruled today against Mumia Abu-Jamal. Despite the Prosecution illegally hiding countless BOXES of evidence from Mumia Abu-Jamal and his Defense Team for over 40 years — that the Prosecution still hasn’t finished turning over — Judge Clemons has …

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Mumia’s attorneys response to the court’s refusal to consider evidence hidden by the prosecution

Judge Lucretia Clemons of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas repeatedly used procedural rules (like the time-bar) — rather than allowing for an examination of the new evidence — in her 31-page decision dismissing Mumia Abu-Jamal’s petition for a new trial on Oct. 26, 2022. Judge Clemons’s decision rewards the Prosecution for hiding evidence showing …

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Pennsylvania Superior Court rejects Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest appeal

October 27, 2021, By Kristen Johanson, KYW Newsradio. PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has quashed Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest effort for an overturned conviction and new trial — nearly 40 years after he was convicted of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. The high court said Abu-Jamal’s appeal was untimely, adding that the …

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Mumia’s Lawyers File “Reply Brief” in PA Superior Court

On Weds., March 17, 2021, Mumia’s legal team (Judith Ritter and Sam Spital) filed our reply brief in Pennsylvania Superior Court in support of Mumia’s claims in the re-opened appeals.  This filing was a response to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s position on the issues that are being re-litigated, following Judge Tucker’s ruling to reopen all appeals …

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Mumia Wins: F.O.P.’S Kings Bench Petition Dismissed

Mumia Legal Case for Freedom Now Proceeds Today, the PA Supreme Court issued an Order dismissing Maureen Faulkner’s King’s Bench Petition. Here is an excerpt from the Order: “AND NOW, this 16th day of December 2020, the King’s Bench petition is hereby DISMISSED in accordance with the special master’s recommendation. The special master is directed …

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