Philadelphia’s top prosecutor will fight a court decision that gives Mumia Abu-Jamal a new chance to appeal his conviction in a 1981 police slaying.
District Attorney Larry Krasner, a longtime civil rights lawyer, filed notice Friday that he’ll challenge the order that revives the former Black Panther’s high-profile case. He declined to comment on the decision.
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