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Date: February 8, 2009
From: Robert R. Bryan, lead counsel
Subject: Mumia Abu-Jamal, death row - U.S. Supreme Court
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New case filing in Supreme Court On February 4, 2009, the U.S. SupremeCourt docketed and accepted for filing the Petition for Writ ofCertiorari, with supporting Appendix, that I had submitted December 19,2008 on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal. (AbuJamal v. Beard, U.S. Sup. Ct. No.08-8483.) A copy of the petition is attached. The central issue in thiscase is racism in jury selection. The prosecution systematically removedpeople from sitting on the trial jury purely because of the color oftheir skin, that is, being black. The bigotry that killed Martin LutherKing, Jr., so many years ago, has been rampant in the case of my clientand is a central part of the state's quest to murder him in the name ofthe law.
Prosecution's separate Supreme Court petition In an entirely separatecase (Beard v. Abu-Jamal, Sup. Ct. No. 08-652), the prosecution isseeking to overturn the victory we achieved last year in the U.S. Courtof Appeals for the Third Circuit. (Abu-Jamal v. Horn, 520 F.3d 272 (3rd Cir. 2008).) In that ruling the court ordered a new jury trial on the question of thedeath penalty. Our Brief In Opposition will be filed in the SupremeCourt on February 13, 2009.
Donations for Mumia's Legal Defense -- The legal defense for Mumia needshelp. The costs for our litigation in two case before the Supreme Courtare substantial. To help, please make your checks payable to the"National Lawyers Guild Foundation" (indicate "Mumia" on thebottom left). The donations are tax deductible, and should be mailed to:
Committee To Save Mumia Abu-Jamal
P.O. Box 2012
New York, NY 10159-2012
Conclusion -- Mumia remains on Pennsylvania's death row. We are in an epic struggle in which his life hangs in the balance. What occurs now in the Supreme Court will determine whether Mumia will have a new jury trial,or die at the hands of the executioner.
As I have previously pointed out, Mumia is in greater danger than at anytime since his 1981 arrest. Your support and activism is needed. Thisgreat journalist and author does not belong on death row or in prison. We must not rest until he is free.
Yours very truly,
Robert R. Bryan
Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan
2088 Union Street, Suite 4
San Francisco, California 94123-4117
Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal[E-mail: RobertRBryan@aol.com
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