Reminding you that Mumia is still subject to execution by the State
and is still on Death Row. I happily received a phone call from
him yesterday, and he's in strong spirits with his great sense of
humor in tact. Amazing. But we were cut off abruptly after only a
few minutes.
Needless to say, Mumia needs your support in this last defense
effort to save his life. Be conscious of the fact that the State has
signed two death warrants and wouldn't hesitate to sign
a final one -- if we do nothing. KN
Dear Friends:
Recently the District Attorney of Philadelphia filed a motion
seeking the
disqualification of all judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Third
Circuit, Philadelphia. The matter has been assigned to a special
merits
panel of the court.
On Friday, April 13, 2007, we filed the Response of Mumia Abu-Jamal,
Appellee and Cross-Appellant, In Opposition To Commonwealth's
Motion for
Recusal. It is attached. As pointed out in our objection to this
"misplaced and absurd" judicial disqualification attempt:
"Further, opposing counsel should not be permitted through this
ploy to
delay oral argument which is scheduled for May 17, 2007. Mr. Abu-
Jamal
has been on death row for nearly a quarter of a century, and would
like
for his case to be heard as scheduled by this Court."
Separately we have submitted a motion seeking an expansion of the
time
allotted for oral argument (Motion for Enlargement of Time for
Parties To
Orally Argue, and for Participation By Amici Curiae). In view of the
complexity of the case, the 30 minutes allotted to each side seems
inadequate. We also ask permission for the NAACP Legal Defense
Fund and
the National Lawyers Guild (joined by the National Conference of
Black
Lawyers, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, Charles
Hamilton
Houston Institute for Race and Justice of Harvard Law School,
Southern
Center for Human Rights, and the National Jury Project), which
have filed
amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs, to be permitted to argue
assuming additional time is granted.
You will be promptly advised upon further developments.
With best wishes,
Robert
Robert R. Bryan
Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan
2088 Union Street, Suite 4
San Francisco, California 94123
Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal
The Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 863-9977
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Questions and comments may be sent to
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