Baltimore prosecutors and attorneys for a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the podcast “Serial” are seeking a new look at the case.
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Read More »March 11, 2022 Comments Off on Prosecutors, defense seek new look at evidence in ‘Serial’ case
Baltimore prosecutors and attorneys for a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the podcast “Serial” are seeking a new look at the case.
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Read More »July 14, 2020 Comments Off on Baltimore killer urges justices to hear ineffective-assistance claim
A convicted murderer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction because his attorney failed to request a jury instruction on the defense of alibi after four people testified at trial that he was most likely ...
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Read More »January 28, 2020 Comments Off on Westminster robber makes final plea for Supreme Court review
In a final plea for the Supreme Court to hear his appeal, a convicted Westminster armed robber told the justices Monday that his trial attorney’s failure to exclude from the jury a juror who had acknowledged potential bias against accused ...
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Read More »January 13, 2020 Comments Off on Maryland urges justices to reject ineffective-assistance appeal
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a convicted armed robber’s argument that his conviction should be overturned because his defense attorney failed to exclude from the jury a juror who acknowledged ...
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Read More »November 25, 2019 Comments Off on Supreme Court declines Adnan Syed’s appeal
“Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed will stand convicted of the first-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in Maryland. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Syed’s appeal of his Baltimore conviction based on his trial attorney’s failure to investigate ...
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Read More »November 4, 2019 Comments Off on Syed makes final plea for Supreme Court review
In his final plea for the Supreme Court to hear his appeal, “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed has urged the justices to focus on his defense attorney’s failure to investigate his sole alibi witness and not be distracted by Maryland’s ...
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Read More »October 18, 2019 Comments Off on Frosh urges Supreme Court to reject Syed’s appeal
Maryland urges high court to deny Adnan’s Syed’s appeal, saying counsel’s failure to investigate alibi witness did not affect podcast star's murder conviction.
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Read More »September 25, 2019 Comments Off on Lawyers for wrongly convicted urge justices to hear Syed’s appeal
An international organization of attorneys and investigators who represent the wrongly convicted at no cost is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn the Baltimore murder conviction of “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed, calling the failure of trial ...
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Read More »September 18, 2019 Comments Off on Defense lawyers urge Supreme Court justices to take Syed’s appeal
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn the Baltimore murder conviction of “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed, saying a trial attorney’s failure to investigate an “unbiased and credible” alibi witness ...
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Read More »August 19, 2019 Comments Off on Syed asks the Supreme Court to review his case
Attorneys for Adnan Syed filed their petition for review with the Supreme Court Monday, arguing the case presents a straightforward issue despite its “eye-catching” nature, which has inspired podcasts and documentaries. The Maryland Court of Appeals reinstated Syed’s conviction in March, ...
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