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Md. high court rejects impossibility defense, upholds conviction in graduation eve slayings
A unanimous Maryland high court Thursday upheld a man’s second-degree murder conviction for being an accessory before the killing of two Montgomery County teenagers on the eve of their high school graduation five years ago. In its 7-0 decision, the Court of Appeals rejected Roger Garcia’s argument through counsel that he could not be guilty […]
Md. high court weighs impossibility defense in graduation eve slayings
Maryland’s top court grappled Monday over an impossibility defense as it heard the appeal of a man’s second-degree murder conviction for being an accessory before the killing of two Montgomery County teenagers on the eve of their high school graduations. Attorney John N. Sharifi, pressing Roger Garcia’s case, told the Court of Appeals a person […]
Md. high court will weigh impossibility defense in graduation eve slayings
Maryland’s top court has agreed to consider an impossibility defense when it hears the appeal of a man’s second-degree murder conviction for being an accessory before the killing of two Montgomery County teenagers on the eve of their high school graduation. In papers filed with the Court of Appeals, Roger Garcia argued through counsel that […]
Maryland appeals court upholds murder conviction in graduation-eve slayings
A Maryland appeals court upheld a man’s second-degree murder conviction in the killings of two Montgomery County teenagers on the eve of their high-school graduation.
