woah! Mumia!

[virgil tibbs]

Who does the death sentencing?  I assume it will be a
jury.  Then, I would expect Mumia to file for a change
in venue saying he could not get a fair jury, UNLESS
the pool is likely to bring in a lot of
African-Americans. The other issue is: how do
Pennsylvania state court judges get to the bench?  I
would not hold my breath that you will get evenhanded
rulings from the bench.  Plus, the victim impact
statement will be very powerful.  The widow has been
speaking about this case for years; she knows all of
the "facts;"  she will be a very powerful presence in
the court.  Puls, that court will be wall to wall
blue.

--- Justin Schwartz <jkschw at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >From what I could see, this meant he gets a new
> >sentencing hearing, at which time he could still
> >get the death penalty.  So under the pretext of
> >some improved procedure, the same punishment
> >could be carried out.  Am I wrong?  -- mbs
> >
> >
> 
> No, you are correct. But if the procedure is
> improved, that's not wholly a 
> pretext. jks
> 
>
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