that important. Throughout the whole trial there were many confessions changed, always to benefit the defense against Mumia.Robert Chobert a cab driver was near the scene of the crime, 50 feet away. In his statement he said the shooter ran away. Mumia was found 4 feet away from Faulkner. An hour later, Chobert changed his story to fit the police reports. Chobert also said the shooter was heavyset, 6 feet tall, and wearing a light tan shirt and jeans. Mumia is over 6 feet tall, lean, and was wearing all dark clothes. Three days later Chobert changed his story to saying the shooter wore a dark shirt, no longer 50 steps away but about a cars length away, about 10 feet from the cop. It should be added that Chobert had a drunk driving record and had been driving with a suspended license the night of the killing. He asked Officer McGill during the trial if he could help him get his license back. This was never mentioned during the defense.No fewer than five eyewitnesses have made statements at one time or another that supported the defense theory that someone ran away from the scene of the crime.During the next 6 month process of police looking over evidence and putting their case together, Mumia’ lawyer wasn’t doing much. Anthony Jackson was right out of law school, an alcoholic, addictive to amphetamines and other drugs. Mumia’s defense team were given an insufficient amount of funds to investigate, which only allowed him to talk to two witnesses, after which additional funds were requested but denied. Mumia felt he had a better chance at representing represent himself, while Jackson had to act as a backup lawyer.In 1982 the trial began. Judge Albert Sabo was assigned to the trial. Sabo was under sherriff of Philadelphia county for 16 years, member of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), has sent 32 blacks, 2 Asian, 2 whites and 1 Latino to death row, the more than any other judge in the nation. Judge Sabo ...
