Overview

• Adnan Syed’s lawyer’s request to reconsider his murder conviction has been denied by a Maryland appeals court.
• The conviction was reinstated in March by the Appellate Court of Maryland, upholding arguments from the victim’s family.
• Syed's attorneys claimed that the appellate judges broke from the court’s own precedent by failing to require the victim’s family to prove the outcome of the September hearing would have been different if they had received more notice and attended in person.
• Syed's lawyer said she will appeal to the Maryland Supreme Court.
• The victim's family claimed they received insufficient notice to attend the September vacatur hearing in person, which violated their right to be "treated with dignity and respect."