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RexxAppeal t1_ituzr3e wrote

I've never read anything that provides reasonable doubt that his gun was the murder weapon. That alone should make it an open and shut case.

But holy shit, the racism and misconduct around every other aspect of the trial was outlandish. It's like the cops, prosecutors, and judge were trying to one up each other in undermining the credibility of the proceedings.

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NoWarButMyWar t1_itws49t wrote

Fun fact: Mumia’s trial doesn’t meet the UN’s fair trial standards like at all. His case whether innocent or guilty diminishes public trust in the justice system.

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TreeMac12 t1_iu0jtbv wrote

Good thing we don't live in the UN.

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NoWarButMyWar t1_iu1eu43 wrote

We live in a country that purports to uphold itself to the rule of law, part of that is having public trust in the judicial system.

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-redacted_- t1_itwfiqn wrote

> reasonable doubt that his gun was the murder weapon

This Baltimore Sun article states, “the Philadelphia Police Department's own medical examiner concluded that the officer's fatal head wound was made by a .44 caliber bullet. Mumia Abu-Jamal's pistol was a .38 caliber.”

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RexxAppeal t1_itxdiog wrote

A lot other sources say that 44 Cal was an estimate noted during the exam, not a conclusion on the report.

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-redacted_- t1_itxzzyz wrote

That is certainly interesting if it’s true. I’m genuinely curious to see a link to a source with that information, as I’ve been looking and haven’t turned up anything reliable.

That being said I think it’s important to note that if the bullet found in Faulkner was in fact .38 caliber, ballistics was still unable to link that round to Mumia’s gun. The burden of proof should have been on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the bullet came from his gun, and the common denominator of a .38 caliber round doesn’t do that.

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Indiana_Jawnz t1_iu2p5q1 wrote

The .38 caliber gun on the ground with spent cases in it next to mumia, who was wearing a holster for it, with a bullet from the cop lodged in him, sure seems pretty conclusive

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