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    Mumia Abu-Jamal Granted Right Of Appeal After Decades In Prison

    A Philadelphia judge has ruled that Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal can appeal his 1982 conviction for killing Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.
    by Bobby Allyn Dec 28, 2018 3 minutes

    A judge in Philadelphia has reinstated appeal rights to former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal — convicted of killing a city police officer more than 30 years ago — who has long maintained his innocence as his case gained international attention.

    Advocates of Abu-Jamal praised the decision by Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker as a significant development toward winning the freedom of a man whose case generated decades of protest and thousands of supporters in the "Free Mumia" movement.

    "This is an unheard of legal victory," said Rachel Wolkenstein, former lawyer and longtime

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