Executing Justice: An Inside Account of the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312276664 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Possibly most startling is Williams's careful chronicle of Abu-Jamal's trial and ensuing appeals, which provides a far more thorough view of the proceedings than previous accounts. His measured and detailed discussion also puts the case into the broader legal context of Philadelphia politics during the civil rights era and racial biases in death penalty litigation in America, pointing out shortcomings in the jury selection process, for example. After an impassioned foreword by E.L. Williams attacks the Pennsylvania courts' refusal to grant an appeal by systematically picking apart the testimony of the prosecution's key witnesses a former prostitute, a young white man on probation and two eyewitnesses who could n
Insightful into each faction's thinking Well written; good insight into the "Scheme Team" and their ridiculous assertions.ONE QUESTION STANDS OUT: If Mumia Abu-Jamal is innocent, why didn't he take the stand? This articulate, brilliant man could have swayed the jury if he was innocent.To the author (David Williams; one of Abu-Jamal's attorneys for a number of years; anti-death penalty activist), it seems that Mumia Abu-Jamal's conviction is perhaps the largest "frame-up" in American history. Perhaps Abu-Jamal doesn't share this view, because he fired Williams and his "Scheme Team" after this book was publi. "The Case of Mumia Abu Jamal: The Quest For A Fair Trial" according to A Customer. Judge Sabo, presiding over the 1982 trial of Mumia Abu Jamal, refused to let defense counsel make a simple phone call that would have brought in a conveniently absent policeman, Gary Wakshul, to testify. Wakshul's initial police report completely contrdicted claims of others that Mumia had admitted guilt within hours of his arrest. This was just one of many, many instances where the judge, acting like a prosecutor in robes, along with a dangerously corrupt criminal justice system in Philadelphia, prevented a full and fair presentation of evidence. That evidence, in i. Obvious Now Why Mumia Fired Williams Brian Carnell Shortly before this book was to be published, Mumia Abu Jamal fired Daniel Williams and the rest of his defense team largely over the contents of this book. After reading this excellent count it is obvious why -- even while he's trying to actively defend Abu Jamal in the book, it provides a damning account of the Free Mumia movement, and really leaves little doubt in the reader's mind that whether or not Abu Jamal received a fair trial, he almost certainly shot Officer Daniel Faulkner.There is an intriguing passage in the book describing a wild conspiracy theory witn
It is also a story of one of the most remarkable trials in our history. Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist and author of three well-received books and many essays. Whatever the outlook, he and his case have become a flashpoint in the ever-raging debate over capital punishment in this country and a symbol of what is wrong with our criminal justice system.Here, for the first time, the story of Mumia Abu-Jamal's trial and his struggle to gain his freedom has been told. Executing Justice takes us inside the courtroom where a fierce and skilled prosecutor wove a damning narrative of a young black radical who brutally murdered a young white police officer in the red-light district of Philadelphia, and then later boasted about the killing. He is also a death-row inmate, awaiting execution in Pennsylvania for allegedly killing a police officer in 1981. For many around the world, he is