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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Witte

Appeals court refuses to reconsider Adnan Syed's sentence

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday denied a request by Adnan Syed's lawyer to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his murder conviction. His lawyer said she will appeal to the Maryland Supreme Court.

The Appellate Court of Maryland reinstated the conviction in March in a ruling that upheld arguments from the victim’s family claiming a lower court violated their rights.

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