 Prosecution witnesses identified Abu @-@ Jamal as the shooter and two testified that he had confessed to shooting Faulkner . A jury convicted Abu @-@ Jamal on all counts and sentenced him to death . He spent the next 30 years on death row . After a succession of all possible appeals by Abu @-@ Jamal were exhausted , his conviction was upheld but his death sentence vacated . He was resentenced to life in prison without parole . District Attorney Seth Williams later stated that no further appeals would be filed in pursuit of the death penalty . 
 Prosecution witnesses identified Abu @-@ Jamal as the shooter and two testified that he <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> confessed to shooting Faulkner . A jury convicted Abu @-@ Jamal on all counts and sentenced him to death . He spent the next 30 years on death row . After a succession of all possible appeals by Abu @-@ Jamal <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> exhausted , his conviction was upheld but his death sentence vacated . He was resentenced to life in prison without parole . District Attorney Seth Williams later stated that no further appeals would be filed in pursuit of the death penalty . 
Prosecution witnesses identified Abu @-@ Jamal as da shooter and two testified dat he done confessed to shooting Faulkner . A jury convicted Abu @-@ Jamal on alll counts and sentenced em to death . He spent the next 30 years on death row . After a succession of all possible appeals by Abu @-@ Jamal was exhausted , his conviction was upheld but his death sentence vacated . He was resentenced to life in prison without parole . District Attorney Seth Williams later stated tdatno further appeals would b filed in pursuit of the death penalty .