Maryland’s second-highest court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee in a surprising new opinion that found Lee’s family had the right to attend in person when a judge freed Syed from prison and vacated his conviction in the killing.
Maryland’s top court will consider if a defendant’s right to counsel is violated by a judge’s order that he or she refrain from speaking to his or her attorney.
Maryland's failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of charges only when a new and fair trial is impossible, appeals court says.