BALTIMORE — Maryland’s highest court won’t reconsider its rejection of a new trial for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” and an HBO documentary series. The defence attorney for Adnan Syed had filed a reconsideration motion with the Maryland Court of Appeals over its decision to reject a new trial. But judges on the appeals court denied that motion on Friday. Syed’s defence says it will file a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review the Maryland decision. His conviction had been thrown out but it was reinstated when the court ruled Syed didn’t deserve a new trial.

Source: National Post April 20, 2019 01:18 UTC