The murderer of two teens on the eve of their high school graduation told the Supreme Court his lawyer was unconstitutionally barred from questioning a witness.
Maryland high court reinstates first-degree murder conviction of man who killed two Montgomery County teenagers on eve of their high school graduation.
Authorities say man helped kill two Northwest High students; case returns to lower court By Dan Schere |
January 19, 2021
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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals last week overturned the conviction of a man accused of helping to kill two Northwest High School students in June 2017.
Rony Galicia, now 28, was accused of murder, conspiring to commit murder, armed robbery and the use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence with three others to kill Shadi Ali Najjar, 17, and Artem Ziberov, 18, on June 5, 2017.
The teens were lured to the scene, under the impression they would sell an extra graduation ticket. But authorities have said the killings were retaliation against Najjar for stealing marijuana.