Pa. Supreme Court rejects plea by murdered cop’s widow to oust Philly DA’s office from Mumia Abu-Jamal case
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
In this July 12, 1995 file photo, Mumia Abu-Jamal leaves Philadelphia s City Hall after a hearing. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)AP
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This story has been updated with a statement from FOP Lodge #5 President John McNesby.
A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a plea by the widow of a Philadelphia police officer to have the Philly district attorney’s office removed from involvement of the widely publicized case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the man convicted of killing her husband.