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Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Mar 26, 2012
40 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2012)

Opinion

2012-03-26

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Mumia ABU–JAMAL, a/k/a Wesley Cook, Appellant.

No. 602 CAP, Appeal from an Order entered on December 5, 2009 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Criminal Division, at No. CP–51–CR–0113571–1982, Pamela Pryor Dembe, President Judge.William L. Bowe, Judith L. Ritter, Widener University Law School, Christina Allison Swarns, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., for Abu–Jamal Mumia. Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, Amy Zapp, PA Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


No. 602 CAP, Appeal from an Order entered on December 5, 2009 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Criminal Division, at No. CP–51–CR–0113571–1982, Pamela Pryor Dembe, President Judge.William L. Bowe, Judith L. Ritter, Widener University Law School, Christina Allison Swarns, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., for Abu–Jamal Mumia. Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, Amy Zapp, PA Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 26th day of March, 2012, the order of the Court of Common Pleas is hereby AFFIRMED.

Justice McCAFFERY did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Mar 26, 2012
40 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2012)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Mumia ABU–JAMAL, a/k/a Wesley…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Date published: Mar 26, 2012

Citations

40 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2012)

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