On August 7, 2016, Mumia Abu-Jamal filed an appeal based on a U.S. Supreme
Court case decided in June.
In a startling 5-3 decision (Williams v. the
Commonwealth of PA), the U.S. Supreme Court held that former DA and
retired Pennsylvania Chief Justice, Ronald D. Castille violated death
row inmate Terence "Butter" Williams' 5th Amendment due process rights
when he refused to remove himself from Williams' appeal.
This Supreme
Court precedential ruling calls into direct question the validity of
Mumia Abu-Jamal criminal conviction, and the denial of his appeals.
Ronald D. Castille was a senior district attorney while Mumia's case was
being tried.
He was also the District Attorney of Philadelphia during
Mumia's direct appeals, and in addition while serving on the PA Supreme
Court he rejected a recusal motion filed by Mumia's defense.
Click here to view the brief that was filed.
Source: Noelle Hanrahan, Director, Prison Radio
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