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Mumia Abu-Jamal's lead attorney Robert R. Bryan responds to court ruling
by Abu-Jamal-News.com
Thursday Mar 27th, 2008 10:56 PM
Following Thursday's court ruling, Mumia Abu-Jamal's lead attorney, 
Robert R. Bryan, responded in an interview with "Journalists for 
Mumia Abu-Jamal." The full text is below.

ROBERT R. BRYAN said:

Today's decision is a mixed bag. That the denial of relief on the 
racism-in-jury-selection issue was 2-1 is quite good. Further, the 
41-page dissent of Judge Ambro is the strongest I have read. The 
paragraph refers to the U.S. Supreme Court case I filed with the 
court on Monday in my latest brief: Snyder v. Louisiana, 2008 WL 
723750 (Mar. 19, 200*), an enormously important decision. Judge 
Ambro's dissent is a guiding light to where to go from here. We will 
certainly seek a rehearing en banc, which would be addressed to all 
the justices of the Third Circuit. The dissent of Judge Ambro is a 
powerful weapon in that regard. If all were unsuccessful, we will go 
to the U.S. Supreme Court.


The reversal of the penalty-phase and the ordering of a new jury 
trial is a clear victory, even though far from my goal. I will not 
rest until an entirely new trial is granted, and Mumia is acquitted 
by a jury. I intend to see him go home to his family.

--March 27, 2008, San Francisco

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Los Angeles: 5:00 p.m., U.S. Federal Courthouse, 312 N. Spring St.
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