The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal |
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| Author:
| O'Connor, J. Patrick |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56976-393-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Lawrence Hill Books |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $13.99 |
Book Description:
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Mumia Abu-Jamal-the most famous death-row inmate in the United States-was sentenced to death in 1982 for allegedly killing police officer Daniel Faulkner. Using the preponderance of evidence to establish that Faulkner shot Abu-Jamal as he approached him and that a passenger in Abu-Jamal's brother's car, Kenneth Freeman, then killed Faulkner, this study convincingly shows how the Philadelphia Police Department and District Attorney's Office framed Abu-Jamal for Faulkner's killing. In...
More DescriptionMumia Abu-Jamal-the most famous death-row inmate in the United States-was sentenced to death in 1982 for allegedly killing police officer Daniel Faulkner. Using the preponderance of evidence to establish that Faulkner shot Abu-Jamal as he approached him and that a passenger in Abu-Jamal's brother's car, Kenneth Freeman, then killed Faulkner, this study convincingly shows how the Philadelphia Police Department and District Attorney's Office framed Abu-Jamal for Faulkner's killing. In addition, unlike any other book or article on this subject, it describes the overarching role in the case that then-mayor Frank Rizzo and a small, radical, back-to-nature cult called MOVE played.