21 August 2001 I, TERRI MAURER-CARTER declare: 1. From approximately February 1982 through September 1986 and in 1998 I was employed as an official court stenographer in the Court of Common Pleas in and...
10 May 1999 DONALD HERSING, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 1. My name is Donald Hersing. From May 1981 through November 1982 I was employed as a confidential source of information (CSI) for...
3 May 2001 I, LINN WASHINGTON, declare: 1. This is an account of events that transpired on the morning of December 9, 1981. This account is my true and accurate recollection of these events....
15 May 1999 I, WILLIAM COOK, hereby aver under penalty of perjury the following: 1. I am the brother of Mumia Abu-Jamal. 2. I was present near the intersection of 13th and Locust, in...
3 May 2001 I, MUMIA ABU-JAMAL, declare: 1. I am the Petitioner in this action. If called as a witness I could and would testify to the following from my own personal knowledge: 2....
8 June 1999 I, ARNOLD R. BEVERLY, state that the following facts are true and correct: I was present when police officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed in the early morning hours of...
The Beverly confession put Sabo’s courtroom improprieties in a new light. It had long been clear that he was a conscious participant in a racist frame-up, but the revelation that Faulkner’s execution originated within...
i. Jackson’s ‘Defense’ of Mumia— Beyond Incompetence Mumia has had to contend with more than biased appeals procedures, a corrupt police force and a racist judge. He also had serious problems with his supposed...
i. Witnesses for the Defense Jackson’s defense of Mumia was unimpressive to say the least. The first witness called by the defense was Anthony Colletta, a third-year surgical resident at the hospital. Colletta testified...
i. Leveraged ‘Eye Witnesses’ There were three elements to the prosecution’s case: eyewitnesses, ballistics and a supposed confession. The central pillar in the frame-up was the “eyewitness” testimony. Yet even a cursory examination of...