The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal

sentenced To Death In 1982 For Allegedly Killing A Police Officer Named Daniel Faulkner, Mumia Abu-jamal Is The Most Famous Death Row Inmate In The United States, If Not The World. This Book Is The First To Convincingly Show How The Philadelphia Police Department And District Attorney’s Office Efficiently And Methodically Framed Him. It takes You Step-by-step Through What Actually Transpired On The Night Faulkner Was Shot, Including Positioning Each Of The Witnesses At The Scene And Revealing The Identity Of The Killer. It Also Details The Entire Trial And Fully Covers The Tortuous Appeals Process. The Author, A Seasoned Crime Reporter, Writes In The Language Of Hard Facts, Without Hyperbole Or Exaggeration, Unfounded Accusation Or Finger-pointing, To Reveal The Truth About One Of The Most Hotly Debated Cases Of The Twentieth Century. publishers Weekly in This Account Of The Trial Of Controversial Death Row Inmate Mumia Abu-jamal, O'connor, Editor And Publisher Of Crimemagazine.com, Clearly Lays Out His Case That Abu-jamal Should Receive At Least A New Trial, If Not Complete Exoneration. O'connor Asserts That Abu-jamal Was Framed For The 1981 Murder Of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Because Of A Vendetta By Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo And The Police Due To Abu-jamal's Defense, As A Journalist, Of The Cultish Countercultural Group Move. Relying Heavily On Court Transcripts And Prior Books On The Case, O'connor Shows What He Sees As The Judge's Bias, Troubled Relations Between Abu-jamal And His Defense Lawyer And Dubious Statements By Various Witnesses. Abu-jamal Was Convicted Of First-degree Murder And Sentenced To Death; Later Overturned, The Sentence Could Still Be Reinstated Pending A Decision By The Third Circuit Court Of Appeals. In The Wake Of Faulkner's Widow's Recent Book Alleging Abu-jamal's Guilt, It's Difficult To Be Swayed Entirely By O'connor's Arguments, But He Makes A Strong Case That The Investigation Into Faulkner's Murder Deserves Another Look. (may) copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal1......Page 1 Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal2......Page 61 Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal3......Page 121 Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal4......Page 181 Details the trial and appeals process of the death row inmate, arguing that he was framed by the Philadelphia Police Department and District Attorney's Office.