Death row inmate allowed to appeal
A US judge has thrown out Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence, ruling that he is entitled to a new sentencing hearing.
The former journalist was sentenced to death for murdering a Philadelphia police officer in 1981.
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SUBSCRIBEA US judge has thrown out Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence, ruling that he is entitled to a new sentencing hearing.
The former journalist was sentenced to death for murdering a Philadelphia police officer in 1981.
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