Murdered by Mumia : a life sentence of loss, pain, and injustice /

Faulkner, Maureen.

Murdered by Mumia : a life sentence of loss, pain, and injustice / Maureen Faulkner and Michael A. Smerconish. - Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2008. - xvii, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-340) and index.

The premonition -- The knock -- With his boots on -- Facts -- Spin -- The trial -- Danny and me -- Time to rebuild -- The Yale Law Journal -- Radio waves -- Harrisburg -- Tom Snyder -- Murderer's manuscript -- Washington -- California dreamin' -- Paul --Tom Ridge -- Hollywood and the New York Times -- The 1995 PCRA Hearing -- American Lawyer Magazine -- The Bruderhof -- HBO -- The 1996 PCRA Hearing -- Temple Radio -- Santa Cruz -- The 1997 PCRA Hearing -- A San Francisco treat -- KGO-TV -- The New York Times ad for Danny -- Hollywood's unlikely hero -- The Oakland teach-in -- Rage Against the Machine -- Mumia money -- Philip Bloch -- Amor patriae ducit -- Hog wild -- Back to school -- Cheesesteaks and Joey Vento -- Berkeley book burning -- Gerald Nicosia -- Judge Yohn's decision -- The French -- The O'Reilly Factor -- Tookie and the Terminator -- Twenty-fifth anniversary : gone but never forgotten.

As Abu-Jamal's lawyers contemplate a final appeal, the authors discuss his unanimous conviction for killing police officer Danny Faulkner, the national anti-death penalty movement rallied by celebrities on Abu-Jamal's behalf, and his defense team.

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Faulkner, Daniel J., 1955-1981.
Abu-Jamal, Mumia.


Police murders--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.
Murderers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.
Death row inmates--United States.

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