RE: U.S. Supreme Court developments regarding Mumia, death row 'N a HORRID MURDERED, SLASHED DOG The police report says
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From: greg
Date: Dec 16, 2008 8:17 AM
Legal Update
Date: December 15, 2008
From: Robert R. Bryan, lead counsel
Subject: U.S. Supreme Court developments regarding Mumia Abu-Jamal, death row
Introduction Mumia Abu-Jamal remains on Pennsylvania's death row. Last week marked the 27th anniversary of his unjust imprisonment. Racism, fraud and politics have been threads that have run through the case since its inception, and continue today.
We are in extensive litigation on two fronts before the United States Supreme Court. The prosecution is continuing it quest for the execution of my client. In a separate case before the court, I am seeking an entirely new trial and Mumia's freedom. Based upon my experience in having successfully represented numerous people in murder cases involving the death penalty, I am convinced that we can win if I can just get it back before a jury.
U.S. Supreme Court The following is a brief overview of recent developments and filing deadlines:
Beard v. Abu-Jamal, U.S. Sup. Ct. No. 08-652 On November 14, 2008, the Philadelphia District Attorney filed in the U.S. Supreme Court a petition seeking to overturn the victory we achieved earlier this year in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Abu-Jamal v. Horn, 520 F.3d 272 (3rd Cir. 2008). In that ruling court ordered a new jury trial on the question of the death penalty. Our Brief In Opposition is scheduled to be filed on January 21, 2009.
Abu-Jamal v. Beard, U.S. Sup. Ct. No. 08A299 The Petition for Writ of Certiorari will be filed on December 19, 2008. The issues concern the prosecution's use of racism in jury selection. Relief was denied last spring by a sharply divided federal court. This is of great constitutional significance as reflected by the extraordinary dissenting opinion of Justice Thomas L. Ambro. Abu-Jamal v. Horn, 520 F.3d at 304-320. He reaffirmed the bedrock principle that everyone is entitled to a fair and impartial trial by a jury of his or her peers, and that excluding even a single person from a jury because of race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment.
Donations for Mumia's Legal Defense The legal defense for Mumia needs substantial funds. The legal costs for our litigation in the Supreme Court are considerable and will likely reach six figures. To help, please make your checks payable to the "National Lawyers Guild Foundation" (indicate "Mumia" on the bottom left). The donations are tax deductible, and should be mailed to:
Committee To Save Mumia Abu-Jamal
P.O. Box 2012
New York, NY 10159-2012
Conclusion This is a life and death struggle to save Mumia. He is in greater danger than at any time since being arrested. Your support and activism is needed. That Mumia remains in prison and on death row is an affront to basic human rights. We must aggressively continue this struggle until he is free.
Yours very truly,
Robert R. Bryan
Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan
2088 Union Street, Suite 4
San Francisco, California 94123-4117
Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Date: 17 Dec 2008, 02:27 AM
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Date: Dec 16, 2008 1:20 AM
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Dog's Throat Slashed; Dumped by Road
Posted (12/15/08) 5:00pm
A gruesome and heartbreaking story out of Chickasha. A man finds a dog, dead inside a kennel with it's throat slashed dumped onto his property. Authorities aren't sure at this point why someone would brutally kill an innocent dog, and then just throw it on the side of the road like a bag of trash. Some think that this incident could be part of a bigger problem.
Karen Brady, a reporter for the Chickasha Express-Star said, "There was a blue zipper collapsible animal with a white pitbull in it."
The remains of an inhumane act is left on the side of a man's rural property in west Chickasha. Karen Brady with the Chickasha Express-Star took a picture of the dog which was bloodied, and wrapped in a blanket.
"It was kind of sickening, the gore of it. Plus just the fact that someone could do that to an animal. As an animal lover it offended me horribly," Brady explained.
The police report says the pitbull had it's throat cut, and was possibly beaten in the head with a blunt object.
"There was very little blood at the scene, so it probably happened somewhere else and this is where the dog was dumped out," said Chickisha Police Chief Lynn Williams. "If the dog was tortured the way it could've been, then it is a felony in the state of Oklahoma."
Cynthia Armstrong with the Humane Society of the United States says this case may go even deeper. After seeing noticeable scars and wounds she says it may have been involved in dog fighting.
"It's scary that someone would be so brutal to an animal," said Cynthia Armstrong the Oklahoma State Director for the Humane Society of the United States. "This pitbull victim could be a loser in a dogfighting match, was killed, and dumped."
The humane society will offer a $2,500 reward for tips that will lead to a conviction in this case, and a $5,000 reward for helping put a dog fighter behind bars.
"There's not a lot that we have to work with right now, and that's what i would ask is that if anyone knows anything about what happened to the dog or how it wound up there to go ahead and give us a call," Chief Williams described.
"These brutal acts that are committed against dogs and cats. These folks are usually involved in other crimes, they're usually involved in some kind of domestic violence or child abuse," Armstrong concluded.
If you have any information on this merciless act contact Chickasha Crimestoppers at 224-TIPS(8477).
Or you can call the Chickisha Police Department Detectives at 222-6064.
Officials say if you have a pet and can't or don't want to care for it anymore take it to your nearest animal shelter. They will accept your pet, but do not leave it on the side of the road because that is a crime. The person responsible for killing this pitbull could face a felony charge with fines up to $5,000 and up to 5 years in the state penitentiary.
From: greg
Date: Dec 16, 2008 8:17 AM
Legal Update
Date: December 15, 2008
From: Robert R. Bryan, lead counsel
Subject: U.S. Supreme Court developments regarding Mumia Abu-Jamal, death row
Introduction Mumia Abu-Jamal remains on Pennsylvania's death row. Last week marked the 27th anniversary of his unjust imprisonment. Racism, fraud and politics have been threads that have run through the case since its inception, and continue today.
We are in extensive litigation on two fronts before the United States Supreme Court. The prosecution is continuing it quest for the execution of my client. In a separate case before the court, I am seeking an entirely new trial and Mumia's freedom. Based upon my experience in having successfully represented numerous people in murder cases involving the death penalty, I am convinced that we can win if I can just get it back before a jury.
U.S. Supreme Court The following is a brief overview of recent developments and filing deadlines:
Beard v. Abu-Jamal, U.S. Sup. Ct. No. 08-652 On November 14, 2008, the Philadelphia District Attorney filed in the U.S. Supreme Court a petition seeking to overturn the victory we achieved earlier this year in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Abu-Jamal v. Horn, 520 F.3d 272 (3rd Cir. 2008). In that ruling court ordered a new jury trial on the question of the death penalty. Our Brief In Opposition is scheduled to be filed on January 21, 2009.
Abu-Jamal v. Beard, U.S. Sup. Ct. No. 08A299 The Petition for Writ of Certiorari will be filed on December 19, 2008. The issues concern the prosecution's use of racism in jury selection. Relief was denied last spring by a sharply divided federal court. This is of great constitutional significance as reflected by the extraordinary dissenting opinion of Justice Thomas L. Ambro. Abu-Jamal v. Horn, 520 F.3d at 304-320. He reaffirmed the bedrock principle that everyone is entitled to a fair and impartial trial by a jury of his or her peers, and that excluding even a single person from a jury because of race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment.
Donations for Mumia's Legal Defense The legal defense for Mumia needs substantial funds. The legal costs for our litigation in the Supreme Court are considerable and will likely reach six figures. To help, please make your checks payable to the "National Lawyers Guild Foundation" (indicate "Mumia" on the bottom left). The donations are tax deductible, and should be mailed to:
Committee To Save Mumia Abu-Jamal
P.O. Box 2012
New York, NY 10159-2012
Conclusion This is a life and death struggle to save Mumia. He is in greater danger than at any time since being arrested. Your support and activism is needed. That Mumia remains in prison and on death row is an affront to basic human rights. We must aggressively continue this struggle until he is free.
Yours very truly,
Robert R. Bryan
Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan
2088 Union Street, Suite 4
San Francisco, California 94123-4117
Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal
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From: Sea Shepherd Pirate.
Date: Dec 16, 2008 7:49 AM
----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: ॐßµttêrƒlý~Tigêrêss®
Date: Dec 16, 2008 10:39 AM
Deeply Upsetting, Psychics Should Offer
Their Services To Animal Victims & Get
These Disgusting Humans Locked Up Grrr
From: Love for the Earth
Date: 17 Dec 2008, 02:27 AM
*Carla*
Berenice
HAG OF HECATE
Date: Dec 16, 2008 1:20 AM
http://www. ksbitv. com/home/36195629. html
Dog's Throat Slashed; Dumped by Road
Posted (12/15/08) 5:00pm
A gruesome and heartbreaking story out of Chickasha. A man finds a dog, dead inside a kennel with it's throat slashed dumped onto his property. Authorities aren't sure at this point why someone would brutally kill an innocent dog, and then just throw it on the side of the road like a bag of trash. Some think that this incident could be part of a bigger problem.
Karen Brady, a reporter for the Chickasha Express-Star said, "There was a blue zipper collapsible animal with a white pitbull in it."
The remains of an inhumane act is left on the side of a man's rural property in west Chickasha. Karen Brady with the Chickasha Express-Star took a picture of the dog which was bloodied, and wrapped in a blanket.
"It was kind of sickening, the gore of it. Plus just the fact that someone could do that to an animal. As an animal lover it offended me horribly," Brady explained.
The police report says the pitbull had it's throat cut, and was possibly beaten in the head with a blunt object.
"There was very little blood at the scene, so it probably happened somewhere else and this is where the dog was dumped out," said Chickisha Police Chief Lynn Williams. "If the dog was tortured the way it could've been, then it is a felony in the state of Oklahoma."
Cynthia Armstrong with the Humane Society of the United States says this case may go even deeper. After seeing noticeable scars and wounds she says it may have been involved in dog fighting.
"It's scary that someone would be so brutal to an animal," said Cynthia Armstrong the Oklahoma State Director for the Humane Society of the United States. "This pitbull victim could be a loser in a dogfighting match, was killed, and dumped."
The humane society will offer a $2,500 reward for tips that will lead to a conviction in this case, and a $5,000 reward for helping put a dog fighter behind bars.
"There's not a lot that we have to work with right now, and that's what i would ask is that if anyone knows anything about what happened to the dog or how it wound up there to go ahead and give us a call," Chief Williams described.
"These brutal acts that are committed against dogs and cats. These folks are usually involved in other crimes, they're usually involved in some kind of domestic violence or child abuse," Armstrong concluded.
If you have any information on this merciless act contact Chickasha Crimestoppers at 224-TIPS(8477).
Or you can call the Chickisha Police Department Detectives at 222-6064.
Officials say if you have a pet and can't or don't want to care for it anymore take it to your nearest animal shelter. They will accept your pet, but do not leave it on the side of the road because that is a crime. The person responsible for killing this pitbull could face a felony charge with fines up to $5,000 and up to 5 years in the state penitentiary.
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