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From Monsters and Critics.com Books News According to a recent article in the NYT, “A book published on Thursday asserts that a black radio journalist convicted of murdering a white Philadelphia police officer more than 26 years ago is not guilty of the crime and that it was actually committed by another man who is now deceased.” J. Patrick O’Connor’s The Framing of Mumia, Abu-Jamal claims that in 1981 a black reporter did not kill a white officer, but rather is “is the latest to cast doubt on the conviction, according to the NYT. According to Publishers Weekly, the author, “clearly lays out his case that Abu-Jamal should receive at least a new trial, if not complete exoneration. O'Connor asserts that Abu-Jamal was framed for the 1981 murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner because of a vendetta by Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo and the police due to Abu-Jamal's defense, as a journalist, of the cultish countercultural group MOVE. Relying heavily on court transcripts and prior books on the case, O'Connor shows what he sees as the judge's bias, troubled relations between Abu-Jamal and his defense lawyer and dubious statements by various witnesses.” A book that will surely spark debate, visit the NYT article for more details. Lawrence Hill Books is the publisher. © Copyright 2007 by monstersandcritics.com. This notice cannot be removed without permission. |