Adam Van Grack Quoted by Baltimore Sun on Adnan Syed’s Supreme Court Appeal
Longman & Van Grack attorney Adam Van Grack was quoted today in the Baltimore Sun regarding the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to deny “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. Adnan Syed had petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ to consider the decision from the Maryland Court of Appeal which had overturned the decision by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Maryland Appeals Attorney Adam Van Grack told the Baltimore Sun that, “in declining to hear the case, the justices closed the door on the arguments Syed’s attorneys have made in the appeals thus far, including that his trial attorney was ineffective by not calling McClain to testify.” Mr. Van Grack further explained that “There could be another protest or reopening of the case in a lower court, [But] it’s the end of the line on these issues.”
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals had affirmed the ruling in the Baltimore City Circuit Court that Adnan Syed should be granted a new trial in Circuit Court. The Maryland Court of Appeals had been “asked to to reconsider the decision of a post-conviction court that granted the Respondent, Adnan Syed, a new trial.” The Maryland Court of Appeals overturned that Court of Special Appeals ruling and ordered that a new trial would not be granted. Adnan Syed had filed a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that the high court consider the Maryland Court of Appeals decision. Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Petition for Writ of Certiorari requested by Adnan Syed. The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a written opinion as part of its denial of Mr. Syed’s petition; and thus as Mr. Van Grack explained, “it’s the end of the line on these issues.”
Appellate Attorney Adam Van Grack often handles complex appeals, including all types of Maryland appeals, directly from Maryland Circuit Courts, U.S. District Courts, lower appellate courts, and administrative agencies, most regularly in the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit, and Supreme Court of the United States. If you would like to discuss Mr. Van Grack’s assistance with an appeal, call Mr. Van Grack today at (301) 291-7156 to schedule a consultation in our Bethesda, Maryland Office or Rockville, Maryland Office.
