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Criminal defense lawyers back Syed before Md. high court
Criminal defense counsel has an ethical duty to contact potential alibi witnesses identified by clients regardless of whether the testimony would fall within the lawyers’ trial strategy, many well-known Maryland defense attorneys argued this week in urging the state’s top court to order the retrial of convicted murderer – and podcast star – Adnan Syed.
Syed asks Md. top court to uphold new trial order
Two years after he was granted a new trial by a Baltimore judge, Adnan Syed is asking the state’s highest court to uphold that order.
Md. Court of Appeals opens new term with higher profile
Maryland’s top court will consider among its approximately 150 appeals this term whether an internet sensation’s murder conviction should be reinstated.
Adnan Syed’s lawyer uses online following to advocate for clients
The Court of Special Appeals had just granted his most famous client a new trial, and C. Justin Brown was having a press conference at his downtown Baltimore office. On the table between him and the assembled reporters that March afternoon was a small tripod, about 6 inches tall, holding up his phone.
Maryland’s top court will hear state’s appeal in Syed case
Maryland’s top court will consider whether podcast star Adnan Syed‘s murder conviction should be reinstated. The Court of Appeals agreed Thursday to hear the state’s argument that Syed’s trial attorney’s […]
Syed opposes state’s request for high-court review of new trial order
Attorneys for Adnan Syed asked Maryland's high court Tuesday to let the Court of Special Appeals' decision awarding him a new trial to stand.
Frosh urges Md. high court to review, reinstate Syed’s conviction
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh is urging the state’s top court to reinstate podcast star Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, saying his trial attorney’s ill-fated defense might have been flawed but was not constitutionally ineffective.
Judiciary sees a Syed surge online
The release of the highly anticipated opinion caused a traffic spike on the court system's website.
Md. appellate court upholds new trial for Adnan Syed
Adnan Syed should receive a new trial because his lawyer failed to investigate a potential alibi witness, a divided Court of Special Appeals held Thursday.
Vignarajah, prosecutor tied to ‘Serial’ case, running for office
A former prosecutor who argued against a new murder trial for a man known to millions through the popular “Serial” podcast is running for office. The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that […]
Lead counsel for Md. on Syed appeal working case pro bono
The state’s lead counsel in the post-conviction proceedings for Adnan Syed is working for the attorney general’s office pro bono, according to documents obtained by The Daily Record. Thiruvendran “Thiru” […]
At Syed appeal, judges focus on legal strategy
ANNAPOLIS – A three-judge Court of Special Appeals panel hammered one question repeatedly Thursday afternoon as they weighed whether Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction gained international attention thanks to the […]
