Mumia Abu-Jamal's October 14, 1999 Federal Habeas Corpus Petition

With this petition, Abu-Jamal's case moved to the federal level. Abu-Jamal's defense accused the State of Pennsylvania of no less than 29 constitutional violations during Abu-Jamal's original 1982 trial and his 1995-97 PCRA hearings. This petition is the backbone of Abu-Jamal's present litigation in Federal Court. A redrafted and amended version of this petition was filed on August 6, 2001, by Abu-Jamal's then defense team.

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