US Supreme Court: Pennsylvania may go on and execute Mumia, maybe

The headline pretty much says it all. From CNN:

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US Supreme Court: Pennsylvania may go on and execute Mumia, maybe

POSTED: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 10:05 PM
Filed Under: The CLOG

The headline pretty much says it all. From CNN:

The Supreme Court has tossed out a lower court ruling that nullified the death sentence for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of gunning down a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police officer more than 28 years ago.

So, there you have it. Or not:

The justices made their announcement Monday, ordering a federal appeals court to revisit its earlier ruling granting a new sentencing hearing. The high court last year denied Abu-Jamal's separate petition for a new trial. The appeals court now has the option of reimposing the death sentence or ordering a new federal trial to hear other claims of injustice raised by Abu-Jamal.

I'm not all that invested in this case, one way or another. I am, however, curious to see what the Cloggers think.

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