A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia will again review the death sentence of famed inmate Mumia Abu Jamal, on orders from the Supreme Court.
The Nov. 9 hearing could prove a setback for the convicted police killer and international cause celebre.
The appeals court had granted Abu-Jamal a new sentencing hearing based on what they called flawed jury instructions.
But the Supreme Court this year upheld a death sentence in an Ohio case with similar jury issues -- and ordered the Philadelphia court to revisit its Abu-Jamal ruling.
Defense lawyer Robert Bryan does not believe the Ohio case seals Abu-Jamal's fate. He says they involve different facts.
Mumia has been on death row since his 1982 conviction for killing white Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Mumia Abu Jamal Gets New Sentence Hearing
Supreme Court orders review of famed inmate Mumia Abu Jamal's death sentence
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