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03/27/2008: "Cop killer's conviction upheld"

A federal appeals court on Thursday said former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal cannot be executed for murdering a Philadelphia police officer without a new penalty hearing.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Abu-Jamal's conviction, but said he should get a new sentencing hearing because of flawed jury instructions.

[ They confirmed that he's guilty. This trial only decides his punishment, life in prison or death. ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080327/ap_on_re_us/mumia_abu_jamal