Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1989No. 51 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1983PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
We review the judgment of sentence of death imposed on Mumia Abu-Jamal, found guilty of first degree murder in the December 1981 shooting death of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
The evidence presented at trial established that at approximately 3:55 a.m. on December 9, 1981, Officer Faulkner made a routine car stop on Locust Street between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets in Center City Philadelphia. The car was driven by the appellant’s brother, William Cook. After making the stop, Officer Faulkner called for assistance on his police radio, requesting a…
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