was known for siding with the prosecution.During the jury selection, illegal peremptory challenges to get rid of the 11 of the 14 blacks eligible for the jury were made. The jury ended up consisting of 2 blacks and 10 whites, one including a friend of another officer shot in the line of duty.Much of the prosecution evolved around Mumia being a member of the Black Panther Party and MOVE, which were both portrayed as a hate group. The best defense Mumia’s lawyer could use was that Mumia was a peaceful, law abiding man. Mumia was convicted to 1st degree murder and would receive the death penalty. The case was retried again in 1982, Judge Sabo denied any new discoveries made and denied over 25 subpoenas about the restrictiction of Mumia’s lawyers being able to ask certain questions to witnesses (Taylor 1+). Mumia’s trial is still pending. He has already spent over 15 years on death row waiting for his execution. There has been a 15-year silence between him and his brother; neither will talk about the night of the shooting or the events that followed. The most that Mumia ever said was, “I’m innocent of these charges.” Taylor 1+).In 1981 in Philadelphia the maximum penalty of manslaughter is ten years with parole eligibility after five (Taylor 1+).How can we prevent further injustices and heinous acts from occurring? How do we get to the bottom of all this? And who can we get to be involved and help? Go to the Internal Affairs Department give, and keep giving them follow up letters to show that you’re serious. Write a letter to the District Attorney’s Office, city counsels, mayor, State Attorney Office, or FBI. Get the media involved by writing to newspapers, radios, or television stations. You can make and pass out fliers and get churches involved. The community should know and be involved with what’s going on around them (Cop Crimes 1)Police Brutality and Corruption must en...
