Wesley Cook case has become an international cause . He has 228 appeals before Abu-Jamal . `` The jury instructions and the verdict form created a reasonable likelihood that the jury believed it was precluded from finding a mitigating circumstance that had not been unanimously agreed upon , '' Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica wrote in the 77-page opinion . Racism responsible for his conviction , death sentence , appeal says . the U.S. Supreme Court convicted in the fall killing of Philadelphia police officer .
Wesley Cook case has become an international cause . He has 228 appeals before Abu-Jamal . Racism responsible for his conviction , death sentence , appeal says . the U.S. Supreme Court convicted in the fall killing of Philadelphia police officer .