My Washington Times Piece On Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal: There Is No Question Of Guilt

The Washington Times published my piece on Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is appealing his conviction for murdering Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner (seen in the bottom photo).

The FBI reported that as of Dec. 18, 2018, 53 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in 2018. Forty-five law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the previous year.

There is nothing more dangerous than a cop killer. The criminal who is bold enough to murder a police officer, who is armed and supported by his/her fellow armed officers, will not hesitate to kill anyone, anywhere, anytime.

A cop killer is a total outlaw.

There is one cop killer in particular who continues to rankle Philadelphia police officers and other officers across the nation. In what can be called one of Philadelphia’s most celebrated criminal cases, Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982 for the shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Faulkner was only 25 years old.

Abu-Jamal was originally sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life in prison.

The long, drawn out case of Abu-Jamal sadly continues on to this day. A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge ruled last month that Abu-Jamal can re-argue an appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as the then-Chief Justice, Ronald D. Castille, did not recuse himself, although he was the Philadelphia district attorney back when Abu-Jamal was appealing his case.

You can read the rest of the piece below or via the below link:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/29/convicted-cop-killer-is-granted-another-appeal-ran/

On This Day In History Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Was Murdered

On this day in 1981 Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner was murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal.

You can read my Crime Beat column about the murder via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/11/crime-beat-column-cop-killer-look-back.html

A Victory For Justice

The New York Post editorial board offers a piece on the Senate's refusal to confirm Debo Adegbile.

This week, the Democratic-controlled Senate refused to confirm President Obama’s nominee for head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, and already the history is being rewritten.

Debo Adegbile’s nomination failed to go forward when Majority Leader Harry Reid couldn’t muster the votes he needed on a procedural motion. Seven Democrats — most, but not all, up for reelection — ensured the defeat.

Reid has hinted that the vote was based on racism, and President Obama suggests Adegbile was being unfairly punished for having represented an unpopular client: Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of murdering Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://nypost.com/2014/03/06/a-victory-for-justice/

You can also read an earlier post on Adegbile via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2014/02/a-cop-killers-flack.html 

Escape From Death Row For Convicted Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal?

Nathan Gorenstein at The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the Philadelphia District Attorney's reaction to the federal appeals court ruling that a jury be impaneled to reconsider whether Mumia Abu-Jamal receives a death sentence or life in prison for murdering Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981.

You can read the newspaper story via the below link:

http://articles.philly.com/2011-04-26/news/29474850_1_mumia-abu-jamal-maureen-faulkner-death-penalty

You can also go to my earlier post, where you can read Michael Smerconish's interview with the jury forman from Abu-Jamal's original trial, as well as my review of Officer Faulkner's widow's book, Murdered by Mumia, and my 2003 Crime Beat column on the case, via the below link:

http://pauldavisoncrime.blogspot.com/2010/11/forman-in-convicted-cop-killer-mumia.html