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 »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 »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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Read More »June 19, 2019 Comments Off on Syed’s Supreme Court appeal extended to Aug. 19
The U.S. Supreme Court has given counsel for convicted murderer and “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed until Aug. 19 to file his request for the justices’ review of a Maryland high court decision that his trial attorney’s deficient representation did ...
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Read More »April 19, 2019 Comments Off on Syed to petition Supreme Court after Md. court declines to reconsider ruling
Adnan Syed will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate his conviction after Maryland’s highest court denied his motion for reconsideration on Friday. The Court of Appeals last month reversed lower court rulings and reinstated the conviction for Syed, whose case ...
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Read More »April 1, 2019 Comments Off on Documentary reveals plea deal was offered to Syed
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors offered a plea deal to Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction has been chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” and an HBO documentary series. The Baltimore Sun reports that the finale of HBO’s “The Case Against Adnan Syed” reveals ...
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Read More »March 8, 2019 Comments Off on Court of Appeals reinstates Syed conviction
In a split decision, the Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case gained international attention with the popular “Serial” podcast. By a 4-3 vote, the state’s high court reversed lower court rulings that awarded Syed ...
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Read More »November 29, 2018 Comments Off on Md. high court hears state’s appeal in ‘Serial’ star Syed’s case
ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys for Maryland and for podcast star Adnan Syed battled Thursday before the state’s top court as it considers whether he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial attorney chose not to telephone an alibi witness ...
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