Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Cop-killer Mumia back to death row ???

In other good news, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a Third Circuit ruling that threw out the death penalty sentence.

In a 51-word paragraph, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court ruling that threw out Abu-Jamal's death sentence because of confusingly worded verdict instructions that arguably led the jury to a sentence of death over life in prison.

The high court returned the case of the convicted killer of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for a new hearing.

So to be clear for all you Mike Farrell wannabes, there is nothing in the federal appeals questioning the determination that Abu-Jamal is a gutless cop-killer. The only issue is about whether the sentencing phase was handled correctly and, if not, whether the death penalty is still appropriate.

In either event, Officer Daniel Faulkner was murder by this dirtbag and his wife, Maureen, has been a widow for almost 30 years.

Officer Daniel Faulkner - murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal on December 9, 1981.

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