addctd2badideas t1_je1wtac wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Reply to comment by Bmorewiser in Maryland’s second-highest court orders new hearing for Adnan Syed, reinstates conviction by Cody_in_Baltimore

Thanks for responding.

I guess what I'm hung up on is that the "hearing didn't count" ruling seems like an extreme reaction. Wouldn't a proper legal response be for the Lee family to sue the State's Attorney's office for improper method of notice rather than nixing the entire process that freed Syed?

FettLife t1_je3jl60 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:42 AM

Yes. This MD statute is balls to the wall insane.

ChampagneWastedPanda t1_je3b8ul wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:32 AM

No. The Brady violation, moots the dismissal. Because it was not a fair rehearing

[deleted] t1_je4dzbk wrote on March 29, 2023 at 10:06 AM

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One_Finish7966 t1_je71sjm wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:39 PM

If a case were improperly dismissed, a victim who sues the prosecuting attorney would only be able to obtain relief against the prosecuting attorney. The defendant in the dismissed criminal case would not be convicted as a result of this lawsuit.