Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal (521 Pa. 188)

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Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Syllabus
968538Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal — Syllabusthe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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Opinion of the Court

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

521 Pa. 188; 555 A.2d 846

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee  v.  MUMIA ABU-JAMAL, a/k/a WESLEY COOK, Appellant

No. 51 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1983  Argued: January 19, 1988 --- Decided: March 6, 1989

Marilyn J. Gelb, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Karl Baker, Philadelphia, for Amicus-Nat. Conf. of Blk. Lawyers.

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, Marianne E. Cox, Asst. Dist. Atty., Robert A. Graci, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Nix, C.J., and Flaherty, McDermott, Zappala and Papadakos, JJ. Larsen, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case. Nix, C.J., did not participate in the decision of this case.