Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 29, 1998, 119 Capital Appeal Dkt. (Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal)

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OPINION IN SUPPORT OF DENIAL OF APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR RECUSAL

CASTILLE, Justice.

On August 5, 1996, appellant filed an Application for Recusal requesting that I recuse myself from participating in the consideration or decision of his appeal pending in this Court stating the following concerns (1) I served as an Assistant District Attorney and as the District Attorney of Philadelphia County