 On June 1 , 1995 , his death warrant was signed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge . Its execution was suspended while Abu @-@ Jamal pursued state post @-@ conviction review . At the post @-@ conviction review hearings , new witnesses were called . William " Dales " Singletary testified that he saw the shooting and that the gunman was the passenger in Cook 's car . Singletary 's account contained discrepancies which rendered it " not credible " in the opinion of the court . William Harmon , a convicted fraudster , testified that Faulkner 's murderer fled in a car which pulled up at the crime scene , and could not have been Abu @-@ Jamal . However , Robert Harkins testified that he had witnessed a man stand over Faulkner as the latter lay wounded on the ground , who shot him point @-@ blank in the face and then " walked and sat down on the curb " . 
 On June 1 , 1995 , his death warrant was signed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge . Its execution was suspended while Abu @-@ Jamal pursued state post @-@ conviction review . At the post @-@ conviction review hearings , new witnesses <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> called . William " Dales " Singletary testified that he saw the shooting and that the gunman was the passenger in Cook <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>car . Singletary <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>account contained discrepancies which rendered it " not credible " in the opinion of the court . William Harmon , a convicted fraudster , testified that Faulkner <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>murderer fled in a car which pulled up at the crime scene , and could <a href='negative_concord' title='5'><mark>not</mark></a>have <a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>been</mark></a> Abu @-@ Jamal . However , Robert Harkins testified that he <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> witnessed a man stand over Faulkner as the latter lay wounded on the ground , <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a>shot him point @-@ blank in the face and then " walked and sat down on the curb " . 
On June 1 , 1995 , his death warrant was signed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge . Its execution was suspended while Abu @-@ Jamal pursued state post @-@ conviction review . At the post @-@ conviction review hearings , new witnesses was called . William " Dales " Singletary testified that he saw the shooting and that the gunman was the passenger in Cook  whip . Singletary  account contained discrepancies which rendered it " not credible " in the opinion of da court . William Harmon , a convicted fraudster , testified that Faulkner  murderer fled in a car which pulled up at the crime scene , and could have ain't Abu @-@ Jamal . However , Robert Harkins testified that he done witnessed a man stand over Faulkner as tdalatter lay wounded on the ground , shot him point @-@ blank in the face and then " walked and sat dwn on the curb " .