He deserves a fair trial. We all deserve that. Innocent or not, Mumia’s trial was a stain on a system that claims to uphold justice as a virtue.

You read what you wanted to read, I guess? Not a single thing that I wrote there was a lie.

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.

I have done that and I’m not any closer to believing your assertions.

There are many, many issues with this case and many questions left unanswered.

> 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.”

That could be the case, but at least I’m admitting that I’m going off of memory. Do you have any sources that refute what I remember reading?

Who fired first?

Edit: Please link to a source that backs up your assertion that Mumia’s gun fired the kill shot. The link was never proven by ballistics, to my knowledge.

It’s interesting how the commenters here all seem to have seen definitive evidence for Mumia murdering Faulkner. Based on what I remember reading the ballistics couldn’t say with certainty that the bullet in Faulkner came from Mumia’s gun. But if it did, isn’t there still room for a case of self defense there?

As far as the witnesses go, anyone that reads about the trial for even five minutes can see there are serious issues of credibility and corruption with the witnesses. If I recall correctly, several witnesses (who did not testify) recalled seeing another man fleeing the scene of the crime.

EDIT: it’s actually worse than I remembered. 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.”

And yes, FOUR other witnesses who were never put on the stand, including one woman whose apartment overlooked the intersection, also reported seeing a [different] man running away.

EDIT 2: I’ve been shadowbanned from commenting further on this thread (and probably the whole sub). The censorship by moderators of /r/Philadelphia is honestly so pathetic. I hope you guys feel good for protecting people from further context and facts though!