The long Test of Faith of Omar Askia Ali

According to Mark Schafer, who acted as Mr. Ali's private investigator, there was a serious conflict between the arresting officer and Mr. Ali. [...]during a federal hearing in 1990 his conviction was over turned based on constitutional and procedural issues. The attitude in the DA office was w...

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Published inMuslim journal Vol. 42; no. 16
Main Author Muhammad, Michael Z
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Muslim Journal 06.01.2017
Subjects
Ali, Omar Askia (Edward Sistrunk)
Criminal justice
False arrests & convictions
Juries
Murders & murder attempts
Racism
Robbery
Trials
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Summary:According to Mark Schafer, who acted as Mr. Ali's private investigator, there was a serious conflict between the arresting officer and Mr. Ali. [...]during a federal hearing in 1990 his conviction was over turned based on constitutional and procedural issues. The attitude in the DA office was winning at all cost. [...]the evidence (the mug shot identification) was subordinated to his religion and race.
ISSN:0883-816X