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Recent Legal Documents filed in the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Not a complete set but may be more complete than some websites for more recent 2001/2002 documents. Download, read, and distribute. Most documents below are in pdf format. You need acrobat reader a software available free on the web:

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May 23, 200: (Filed in Federal Third Circuit Court)
Brief filed Re: issues of "Banks"
(3.5mb)

May 23, 2003: (Filed in State Supreme Court)
APPELLANT MUMIA ABU-JAMAL’S APPLICATION PURSUANT TO APPELLATE RULE 2501(A) AND/OR APPELLATE RULE 123 TO FILE REMAND MOTION TO TAKE TESTIMONY FROM ATTORNEY LEONARD WEINGLASS AND REMAND MOTION WITH OFFER OF PROOF IN SUPPORT THEREOF
(297k)

May 2, 2003: (Filed in State Supreme Court)
DECLARATION OF KENNETH PATE

October 14, 2002: (Filed in State Supreme Court)
No. 1 - Reply Brief (Re: August 27th Brief)
(177k)

October 14, 2002: (Filed in State Supreme Court)
No. 2 - Supplemental Reply Brief (Re: August 27th Brief)
(92k)

AUGUST 27 , 2002: (Filed in State Supreme Court)
APPELLANT MUMIA ABU-JAMAL’S OPENING BRIEF AND
REQUEST TO SET HEARING DATE FOR ORAL ARGUMENT.

(220k)

May 17, 2002: (Filed in State Court)
APPELLANT JAMAL’S MOTION FOR REMAND
TO TAKE TESTIMONY OF JUSTICE RONALD D. CASTILLE.

(46k)

March 11, 2002: (Filed in Federal Court)
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE MICHAEL F. YAMAMOTO, ESQ. IN SUPPORT OF CROSS-APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ISSUES FOR APPEAL
(137k)

March 11, 2002: (Filed in Federal Court)
CROSS-APPELLANT JAMAL’S RESPONSE TO COMMONWEALTH CROSS-APPELLEES’ OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO CERTIFY ADDITIONAL ISSUES FOR APPEAL
(82k)

March 8, 2002: (Filed in State Court)
PETITIONER JAMAL’S REPLY TO COMMONWEALTH’S ANSWER TO MOTION FOR REMAND TO TAKE TESTIMONY FROM YVETTE WILLIAMS
(23k)


February 6, 2002: (Filed in Federal Court)
CROSS-APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ISSUES FOR APPEAL
(102k)

Affidavit of Yvettte Williams
(Read Online)


January 9, 2002: (Filed in State Court)
NOTICE OF APPEAL and ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPTS PURSUANT TO RULES 1911 AND 1922 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE and JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT and PETITIONER’S CONCISE STATEMENT OF MATTERS COMPLAINED OF ON APPEAL
(62k)


December 7, 2001:(Filed in State Court)
PETITIONER MUMIA ABU-JAMAL’S RESPONSE TO COURT’S NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISMISS PETITION FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF AND/OR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
(75k)

See the document filed in state court that Judge Dembe refused to hear:
Download Legal Document PCRA 2001 & Read!

(reformatted to 68 pges 473k)


November 7, 2001: (Filed in State Court)
PETITIONER JAMAL’S REPLY TO COMMONWEALTH RESPONDENT’S UNTIMELY RESPONSE TO MEMORANDUM OF LAW ON COURT’S JURISDICTION
(31k)

November 2, 2001: (Filed in Federal Court)
PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE MARCH 1927 ARTICLE BY JUSTICE FELIX FRANKFURTER ON SACCO-VANZETTI CASE

(133k)

Link to Atlantic Monthly article
(read online)


September 25, 2001: (Filed in State Court)
AFFIDAVIT OF GEORGE MICHAEL NEWMAN IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW ON THE COURT'S JURISDICTION TO ENTERTAIN HIS POST-CONVICTION PETITION AND FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING AND DISCOVERY
(read online)

Affidavit of Geirge Micahael Newman
(pdf 34k)

September 13, 2001: (Filed in Federal Court)
Affidavit of Eugene Ericksen
(read online)

September 7, 2001: (Filed in State Court)
PETITIONER JAMAL’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF COURT’S JURISDICTION TO HEAR HIS PCRA/ HABEAS PETITION ON THE MERITS.
(56k)

September 7, 2001: (Filed in State and Federal Court)
Notice of Filing Video Confession of Arnold Beverly
Contact organizers@chicagofreemumia.org for copies of the video.
Click here for an audio version of the confession (from the video)

September 5, 2001: (Filed in State Court)
Affidavit of Rachel Wolkenstein
(71k)


August 28, 2001: (Filed in State and Federal Court)
Affidavit of Terri Maurer-Carter
(read online)

En Español: Testimonio de Terri Maurer-Carter
(read online)

August 6, 2001: (Filed in Federal Court)
Amended and Redrafted Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Available as text document by email only (2 volumes).
Contact organizers@chicagofreemumia.org


July 30, 2001: (Filed in Federal Court)
Motion to Reconsider July 19th Order and Take the Deposition of Arnold Beverly
(242k)

July 16, 2001: (Filed in State Court)
PCRA Petition 2001 Document
(condensed to 68 pages, 473k)

Exhibits to PCRA Petition 2001
Available in Hard Copy only. Contact organizers@chicagofreemumia.org and ask for it to be mailed.


June 7, 2001: (Filed in Federal Court)
Defense Response Brief to Prosecution Attempt to Deny Mumia Attorney of His Choice
(34k)


May 31, 2001: (Filed in Federal Court)
Defense Response Brief Re: Request for Deposition of Arnold Beverly
(read online)

Report of polygraph examination of Arnold Beverly.
(read online)


May 4, 2001: (Filed in Federal Court)

Declaration of Mumia Abu-Jamal: His description of what happened to him on the night of December 9, 1981
(pdf 24k)

Affidavit of Arnold Beverly: The man who has confessed to killing Faulkner.
(pdf 23k)

Declaration of William Cook: Mumia's brother and his account.
(pdf 29k)


READ Online Transcriptions of Statements filed in State and Federal court:

Mumia Abu-Jamal: His description of what happened to him on the night of December 9, 1981

Arnold Beverly: The man who has confessed to killing Faulkner.
En Español: Declaración de Arnold Beverly

William Cook: Mumia's brother and his account.

Linn Washington: News reporter who came on the scene.

Donald Hersing: FBI informant who exposes the police corruption in Philadelphia, including police at the scene on Dec 9, 1981.

Terri Maurer-Carter: Court reporter who heard the original trial Judge Sabo make racist comments regarding Mumia and his trial.
En Español: Testimonio de Terri Maurer-Carter

George Michael Newman Investigator describes his experiences Re: Mumia's case and witness, Robert Chobert

Yvettte Williams has come forward saying Cynthia White, the prosecution's key witness, told her she lied in court because of police pressure

Download Brochure (pdf format, 140k)
Brochure: includes declarations of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Arnold Beverly, Terri-Maurer-Carter, Yvette Williams, William Cook, and short update as of Feb 2002

 

 

 

OVERVIEW OF AFFIDAVITS as of MAY 2001


Filed in 2000:

A flier about the legal arguments in the Amicus Briefs (short synopsis)
legal flyer (28k)

Mumia's statement on the Amicus briefs
Mumia's thoughts on Amici (8k)

Information regarding the Amicus Briefs
and the denial by Judge Yohn

A Response to the Denial of the Amicus Briefs, with legal analysis and explanations of why the denial was wrong...(88k)

READ the BRIEFS for yourself
Mumia has asked all of his supporters to read the briefs, not just the transcripts... the briefs contain a legal analysis and the legal arguments behind it... please download these documents and reproduce them for friends
Petition for Writ of Mandamus (192k)
Chicana/Chicano Studies Foundation Brief (264k)
Brief from 22 Members of British Parliament (164k)



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