Justices Turn Down Request to Replace Mumia Abu-Jamal s Prosecutors A divided court denied the request by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Officer Daniel Faulkner, to disqualify the city district attorney s office from continuing to work on the matter.
Published December 16, 2020 •
Updated on December 16, 2020 at 5:49 pm
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Philadelphia city prosecutors can continue to handle the Mumia Abu-Jamal s appeals despite opposition from the widow of the city police officer Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
A divided court denied the request by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Officer Daniel Faulkner, to disqualify the city district attorney s office from continuing to work on the matter. She sought to have the attorney general s office appointed to take over the prosecution.
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