[lbo-talk] Moore on Mumia

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This is the effect of the federal district court's
grant of Mumia's habeas petition with respect to his
death sentence. Unless the Third Circuit disturbs
that, or Mumia receives a death sentence on
resentencing in accord with the district court's
order, he will do life. It's a convenient didge for
all. The Gov doesn't have to make FOP happy. He and
FOP can blame it all on wimpy liberal federal courts
(like there are any more). The district court doesn't
have to worry about anyone but the Third Circuit. And
there will be pressure on that court not to disturb a
quiet resolution.


> I can think of a really nasty end for all of this:
> the Governor commutes 
> Mumia's sentence to life without parole. It'd take
> nearly every urgency 
> away from Mumia's supporters, and probably help them
> move on to more 
> urgent issues. If he continues to write, fine. But
> it'd piss off the Mumia 
> haters, many of whom are cops who'd adopt
> betrayed-by-the-politicians 
> self-pity, and many of whom want to watch the guy
> fry. So it's not likely 
> to happen unless the Governor squares it with the
> Philly FOP big time.
> 
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