Daily News | What to know about the Mumia Abu-Jamal case and his latest appeal
Mumia Abu-Jamal is once again seeking to have his life sentence overturned, this time in an appeal following the emergence of documents that came to light in 2019.
As a result of the case and the legal battles that have ensued since his conviction, Abu-Jamal has long been a politically charged, internationally known figure. Here is what you need to know:Born Wesley Cook, Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing Faulker in 1982, and has since become a controversial figure in the criminal justice reform movement. Abu-Jamal is also a journalist and author, having published a number of books during his incarceration.
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