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2019
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Possible Next Steps in the Adnan Syed Case |
November 2019 |
A Primer on Today’s Supreme Court Conference in the Adnan Syed Case |
November 2019 |
My Take on the State of Maryland’s Brief in Opposition in the Adnan Syed Case |
October 2019 |
Mega Update on All Undisclosed Cases |
October 2019 |
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
September 2019 |
Defense Team for Adnan Syed Files Petition for Writ of Certiorari w/United States Supreme Court |
August 2019 |
Mega Update on All Undisclosed Cases |
August 2019 |
We’re Already Seeing the Impact of the Adnan Syed Opinion in Maryland |
June 2019 |
Mega Update on All Undisclosed Cases |
May 2019 |
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland Finds Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Based on Failure to Request an Alibi Instruction |
May 2019 |
Court of Appeals of Maryland Denies the Defense’s Motion for Reconsideration in the Adnan Syed Case |
April 2019 |
Breaking Down the Innocence Network/MacArthur Justice Center Amici Curiae Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
April 2019 |
Breaking Down the NACDL Amici Curiae Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
April 2019 |
Breaking Down the Maryland Amici Curiae Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
April 2019 |
My First Post on the Motion for Reconsideration in the Adnan Syed Case |
April 2019 |
Episode Four of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Did the Idea of Best Buy Come From the Police? |
April 2019 |
Episode Four of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Jay’s 3:00 Visit to Woodlawn High School |
April 2019 |
Episode Four of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Lividity Redux |
March 2019 |
The DNA Report in the Adnan Syed Case |
March 2019 |
Episode Three of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Nikisha Horton |
March 2019 |
Episode Three of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: The End of the Case Against Adnan Syed |
March 2019 |
Episode Two of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Hae’s Car |
March 2019 |
Episode Two of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Chris Baskerville |
March 2019 |
How a Motion for Reconsideration in the Adnan Syed Case Could Get Him a New Trial |
March 2019 |
The Case Against Adnan Syed: the French Teacher |
March 2019 |
Detective Massey, the Anonymous Caller & the CrimeStoppers Tipster |
March 2019 |
Episode One of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Debbie and Donnie |
March 2019 |
The New Route for Adnan Syed Getting a New Trial |
March 2019 |
What Comes Next in the Adnan Syed Case? |
March 2019 |
While the Court of Appeals Ruled Against Adnan Syed, It Also Revealed That the Maryland Courts Have No Confidence in His Trial or Conviction |
March 2019 |
Justice Delayed: Court of Appeals of Maryland Issues 4-3 Opinion Denying Adnan Syed a New Trial |
March 2019 |
The Parallels Between the Malcolm Bryant Case and the Adnan Syed Case |
February 2019 |
Court of Appeals of Maryland Accepts the Defense’s Supplemental Authority Memorandum in the Adnan Syed Case |
January 2019 |
Breaking Down Today’s Supplemental Authority Memorandum in the Adnan Syed Case |
January 2019 |
Why the Justin Wolfe Case Looks Like a Classic Case of Prosecutorial Vindictiveness |
January 2019 |
How the Skakel and Gissendanner Help Defendants Like Adnan Syed with Ineffective Assistance/Alibi Claims |
January 2019 |
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2018
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My Seventh Post on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case: Why This is NOT a Silent Record Case |
December 2018 |
My Sixth Post on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case: Crunching the Numbers |
December 2018 |
My Fifth Post on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case: The Cell Tower Claim |
December 2018 |
My Fourth Post on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case: Objective vs. Subjective |
December 2018 |
My Third Post on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case |
December 2018 |
My Second Post on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case |
November 2018 |
My First Take on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case |
November 2018 |
Oral Argument Preview for the Adnan Syed Case |
November 2018 |
A Majority of the Court of Appeals Judges Who Decided the Kulbicki Case 4 Years Ago Will NOT Be Deciding the Adnan Syed Case |
November 2018 |
My First Take on the Final Brief in the Adnan Syed Case Before Oral Arguments |
November 2018 |
My Second Post on the State’s New Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
October 2018 |
My First Take on the State’s New Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
October 2018 |
The Importance of the Amici Curiae Brief to the Adnan Syed Appeal |
September 2018 |
The Important New Ineffective Assistance/Alibi Case Cited by the Defense in the Adnan Syed Case |
September 2018 |
My Opening Post on the Defense’s Opening Brief in the Adnan Syed Case: Just the Facts, Ma’am |
September 2018 |
THE Most Important Case for the Alibi Issue in the Adnan Syed Case |
August 2018 |
The Missing Link in the State’s Court of Appeals Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
August 2018 |
Dissecting the Facts of the State’s “Alibi-by-Routine” Claim in the Adnan Syed Case |
August 2018 |
My Initial Thoughts on the State’s Opening Brief to the Court of Appeals in the Adnan Syed Case |
August 2018 |
My Updated Likeliest Scenarios in the Death of Hae Min Lee |
August 2018 |
The Impact of Judge Adkins’s Early Retirement on the Adnan Syed Case |
July 2018 |
Court of Appeals of Maryland Grants Cert in the Adnan Syed Case |
July 2018 |
An Update on the Adnan Syed Case |
June 2018 |
Cert Petitions and Finding Where the Truth Lies in the Adnan Syed Appeal |
May 2018 |
A First Take on Today’s Filing in the Adnan Syed Case |
May 2018 |
Why the State’s “Alibi-by-Routine” Claim in the Adnan Syed Case is an Oxymoron and Why it Matters |
May 2018 |
The Importance of the Michael Skakel Case for the Adnan Syed Case |
May 2018 |
The One Case the State Can’t Seem to Distinguish in its Cert Petition in the Adnan Syed Case |
May 2018 |
The 2 Falsehoods at the Center of the State’s Cert Petition in the Adnan Syed Case |
May 2018 |
A Primer on the State’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the Adnan Syed Case |
May 2018 |
Evidence of State Misconduct in the Adnan Syed Case |
April 2018 |
COSA’s Finding of Prejudice in the Adnan Syed Case and Actual Innocencee |
April 2018 |
An Important COSA Opinion That Might Mean Adnan Syed’s Cell Tower Claim Wasn’t Waived |
April 2018 |
Does Judge Graeff’s Test in Her Adnan Syed Dissent Ever Allow a Defendant to Prove IAC Against a Deceased Attorney? |
April 2018 |
A Hypothetical to Explain & Assess COSA’s Waiver Ruling in the Adnan Syed Case |
March 2018 |
Analyzing the Four Cases Cited by Judge Graeff in Her Dissenting Opinion That Would Have Denied Adnan Relief |
March 2018 |
My First Take on COSA’s Opinion Affirming a New Trial for Adnan Syed |
March 2018 |
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2017
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Thiru Vignarajah & the New Trials & Tossed 100 Year Prison Terms For 2 Man Convicted of Killing a Prospective Witness |
Dec 2017 |
The Adnan Syed Case: Jenn’s Interview & “A Different Broad’s House” |
Nov 2017 |
The Adnan Syed Case: Jenn’s Day |
Nov 2017 |
The Supreme Court of Georgia’s Ruling in Undisclosed, LLC v. The State |
Nov 2017 |
The Effect of 4 Permutations of Debbie’s Statements on the Adnan Syed Case |
Oct 2017 |
Supreme Court of Georgia Deems Statements Inadmissible as Co-Conspirator Admissions in Murder Trial |
Oct 2017 |
Court of Special Appeals Applies Curtis v. State to Find No Waiver of Ineffective Assistance Claim |
Oct 2017 |
Was The Nisha Call Nisha Calling Adnan Back After an Unanswered or Dropped Call? |
Sep 2017 |
Further Support For the Claim That Adnan Was On Time For Track Practice On January 13th |
Aug 2017 |
If Track Practice Started at 4:00 P.M., Does it Matter Whether Adnan Was on Time for Practice? |
July 2017 |
My New Article: Plea Agreements As Constitutional Contracts |
July 2017 |
Are Juvenile Nonhomicide Sentences That Exceed Life Expectancy Cruel and Unusual? |
July 2017 |
How the “One Juror” Standard Could Lead to Adnan Syed Getting a New Trial |
July 2017 |
Maryland Court Finds Evidence & Testimony Related to Cell Tower Drive Test Unreliable and Inadmissible |
June 2017 |
How COSA Could Find That Adnan Syed Waived the Cell Tower Claim & Still Use it to Grant Him a New Trial |
June 2017 |
What the Court of Special Appeals Can and Can’t Do With Waiver in the Adnan Syed Case |
June 2017 |
Assessing the State’s Claim of “Overwhelming” Evidence in the Adnan Syed Case in Light of Wearry v. Cain |
June 2017 |
My Prediction for How the Court of Special Appeals Rules in the Adnan Syed Case |
June 2017 |
Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case and the Importance of Opening Statements/Closing Arguments |
June 2017 |
Does the Pennsylvania Case Cited by the State on Waiver Actually Help Adnan Syed? |
June 2017 |
A Preview of Today’s Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case |
June 2017 |
The Court of Appeals of Maryland’s Landmark Ruling on Postconviction DNA Testing |
May 2017 |
Article of Interest: “Restoring Justice: Purging Evil From Federal Rule of Evidence 609,” by Judge Timothy Rice |
May 2017 |
The Disinterested Alibi Witness and the Adnan Syed Appeal |
May 2017 |
My First Take on the Defense’s Reply Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
May 2017 |
Supreme Court of Washington Finds Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners Can Testify Regarding Medical Causation |
May 2017 |
Would Asia’s Testimony Have Magnified or Minimized the Flaws in the State’s Case Against Adnan Syed? |
May 2017 |
Why the State’s Attempt to Restrict Curtis in the Adnan Syed Appeal Wouldn’t Work |
May 2017 |
The Case Against Adnan Syed, Redux |
May 2017 |
Does the Law of the Case Doctrine Make or Break the State’s Case? (Part Two) |
May 2017 |
Does the Law of the Case Doctrine Make or Break the State’s Case? (Part One) |
May 2017 |
Is the State Right That the Right to the Effective Assistance of Counsel is Distinct From the Right to Counsel? |
May 2017 |
The State’s Reply Brief & Gutierrez’s Failure to Secure a Limiting Instruction on Cell Tower Pings |
April 2017 |
The State’s Erroneous Claim That Judge Welch Didn’t Apply the Presumption of Reasonableness |
April 2017 |
My First Take on the State’s Reply Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
April 2017 |
Would the Court of Special Appeals Excuse Any Possible Waiver of the Cell Tower Issue in the Adnan Syed Appeal? |
April 2017 |
Adnan’s Brief, Take 2: Why the State Won’t Win on Scope as a Standalone Issue |
March 2017 |
Legal Bombshell: My First Take on Adnan’s Appellate Brief |
March 2017 |
A Deep Dive Into Jay’s Five Competing Stories About Track Practice |
March 2017 |
A Comprehensive Look at the Current Status of Adnan’s Case |
March 2017 |
Was the “Come and Get Me” Call the Linchpin on the State’s Case Against Adnan |
March 2017 |
Delving Deeper Into the Waiver Issue in the Adnan Syed Case |
March 2017 |
Why the Law’s All on the Defense’s Side in the Adnan Syed Case |
March 2017 |
The Abuse of Discretion Standard & the Scope of Remand in the Adnan Syed Case |
March 2017 |
Is Adnan’s Cell Tower Claim Related to His Asia Claim Based on a Prejudice Analysis? |
March 2017 |
Is the State Right That the Time, Duration, and Sequence of Dialed Numbers Corroborated Jay? |
March 2017 |
Refuting the State’s Claim that Gutierrez’s Strategy Was to Undermine All Cell Records |
March 2017 |
Why Adnan’s Cell Tower Amendment is Not Governed by the ‘Extraordinary Cause’ Test’ |
March 2017 |
Why the State May Have Just Lost the Waiver Argument in the Adnan Syed Appeal |
March 2017 |
The State Missed a Hugely Important Case in its Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
February 2017 |
Clearly Erroneous?: Why COSA is Especially Unlikely to Reverse Judge Welch’s Factual Findings on the AT&T Disclaimer |
February 2017 |
My Second Take on the State’s Brief of Appellant in the Adnan Syed Case |
February 2017 |
My First Take on the State’s Brief of Appellant in the Adnan Syed Case |
February 2017 |
A Preview of the State’s Appellate Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
February 2017 |
My Short Podcast on the Court of Appeals of Maryland’s Landmark Bail Ruling |
February 2017 |
A Quick Look at the Application for Leave to Appeal the Bail Decision in the Adnan Syed Case |
January 2017 |
Possibly the Two Most Important Parts of COSA’s Upcoming Opinion in the Adnan Syed Case |
January 2017 |
The Court of Special Appeals Grants the State & Adnan Leave to Appeal |
January 2017 |
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2016
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What it Means to Say That There Still is ‘Compelling’ Evidence Against Adnan Syed |
December 2016 |
An Analysis of Judge Welch’s Opinion Denying Adnan Syed Release Pending the State’s Appeal |
December 2016 |
Justin Brown Submits a Reply to the State’s Bail Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case |
November 2016 |
Contrary to the State’s Claim, Adnan Does Not Remain a Convicted Murderer & Kidnapper |
November 2016 |
The State’s Response to Motion for Release in the Adnan Syed Case is Fundamentally Flawed |
November 2016 |
A Quick Post About Dr. Hlavaty’s Affidavit & Adnan’s Bail Motion |
October 2016 |
Maryland Parole Commission Will Hold Parole Hearings for 300+ Juvenile Lifers, Including Adnan Syed |
October 2016 |
(Maybe) The Biggest Factual Error in the State’s Attorneys’ Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
October 2016 |
Maryland State’s Attorneys Pound the Table in Amici Brief in Adnan Syed Case |
October 2016 |
The State Shoots Itself in the Foot in its Consolidated Reply in the Adnan Syed Case |
October 2016 |
2001 Baltimore Murder Trial With Familiar Prosecutor Involved Brady Violation for Failing to Disclose Interview Records |
September 2016 |
NACDL/MCDAA/Steven Klepper File Amici Curiae Brief Arguing for a Retrial for Adnan Syed |
September 2016 |
A First Take on Adnan’s Response to the State’s Conditional Application for Limited Remand |
September 2016 |
Why Incriminatory Police Reports Are Unreliable/Inadmissible & Exculpatory Police Reports are Reliable/(Potentially) Admissible |
September 2016 |
The Second Interview of Not Her Real Name Cathy |
September 2016 |
Court of Special Appeals Will Only Review Judge Welch’s Decision to Reopen For Abuse of Discretion |
August 2016 |
A First Take on the State’s Conditional Application for Limited Remand |
August 2016 |
The Kulbicki Case Shows How COSA Could Excuse Any Possible Waiver of Adnan’s IAC/Cell Tower Claim |
August 2016 |
An Analysis of the Conditional Application for Leave to Cross Appeal in the Adnan Syed Case |
August 2016 |
The Maryland AG Has Consistently Used Curtis to Prevent Defendants From Making IAC Claims on Direct Appeal |
August 2016 |
Another Case Where Maryland Found the “Knowing & Intelligent” Waiver Standard Applies to an IAC Claim |
August 2016 |
The State’s Application for Leave to Appeal in the Adnan Syed Case, Take 2 |
August 2016 |
The State’s Application for Leave to Appeal in the Adnan Syed Case, Take 1 |
August 2016 |
What to Expect From the State’s Application for Leave to Appeal in the Adnan Syed Case |
July 2016 |
Explaining the State’s Latest Filing in the Adnan Syed Appeal |
July 2016 |
‘Serial’: How Adnan Syed Could Win His Retrial |
July 2016 |
The Cliffs Notes Version of Yesterday’s Post on Excusing Waiver in the Adnan Syed Appeal |
July 2016 |
The Court of Special Appeals Has Authority to Excuse Any Possible Waiver of Adnan’s IAC/Cell Tower Claim |
July 2016 |
Does Court of Appeals Precedent Imply It’s Futile to Reverse Judge Welch’s Waiver Ruling? |
July 2016 |
Was Judge Welch Correct That the Brady Claim is Not a Fundamental Right? |
July 2016 |
Assessing Judge Welch’s Conclusion That Adnan Didn’t Waive His Cell Tower/IAC Claim |
July 2016 |
The State is Between Scylla and Charybdis in Appealing Judge Welch’s Ruling |
July 2016 |
Does Judge Welch’s Opinion Leave the State with Any Workable Theory of Adnan’s Guilt? |
July 2016 |
The State Can’t Present Any New Evidence/Witnesses Regarding the AT&T Disclaimer |
July 2016 |
A New Trial in Three Steps |
July 2016 |
A Quick Take on Judge Welch’s Opinion Granting Adnan a New Trial |
June 2016 |
COSA Finds Thiru Vigarajah Acted ‘In Bad Faith & For an Improper Purpose,’ But Denies George Johnson a New Trial |
June 2016 |
Michigan Court Denies Alibi/IAC Claim Because Defense Counsel Rejected Alibi Witness After Contacting Her |
June 2016 |
California Cold Case Trial Involves Lividity Evidence |
June 2016 |
North Dakota Man Claims His Attorney Failed to Contact Alibi Witness Who Placed Him in Fargo at Time of Grand Forks Robbery |
June 2016 |
5th Circuit: ‘[A]t a minimum, counsel has the duty to interview potential witnesses and make an independent investigation’ |
June 2016 |
The Investigation Discovery Documentary on Adnan & the Leading Cause of Death for Serial Killer Victims |
June 2016 |
Reversed California Murder Conviction Resulted From Faulty Bite Mark & Lividity Evidence |
June 2016 |
Seventh Circuit Finds Defense Counsel Unreasonably Failed to Contact Additional Alibi Witness in Murder Case |
May 2016 |
My New Podster Article: ‘The Debbie Dilemma’ |
May 2016 |
What Types of Attorney Behavior are Per Se Ineffective Assistance of Counsel? |
May 2016 |
PA Court Finds IAC in Murder Case Based on Defense Counsel Failing to Contact Alibi Witness He Didn’t Trust |
May 2016 |
Detective Ritz and the Wrongful Conviction of Malcolm Bryant |
May 2016 |
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland Affirms Woodlawn Murder Conviction Despite Detective Misstating His Cell Tower Ping Expert Experience |
April 2016 |
Indiana Case Involves Intersection of Lividity and Brady Doctrine |
April 2016 |
Court of Appeals of Texas Distinguishes Between Failure to Call & Failure to Contact Alibi Witnesses |
April 2016 |
The Similarity Between the Brady Violations in the Breakdown/Justin Chapman Case & Adnan’s Case |
April 2016 |
No Basis in Fact: Why Thiru’s Closing Argument in the Derrick Toomer Case Required a New Trial |
April 2016 |
The Police Influence on the “Come & Get Me” Call & Jenn’s January 26th Talk with MacGillivary |
April 2016 |
What Maryland’s New ‘Fair Likelihood’ Test Means for Adnan’s Appeal? |
April 2016 |
Nisha’s Testimony & the Rule Against Hearsay |
March 2016 |
Was Nisha Interviewed on March 13th & Did That Interview Lead to Jay’s 2nd Interview? |
March 2016 |
Moving the Claim That the Nisha/Jay Call Occurred on January 13th to the “Implausible” Column |
March 2016 |
Attorney from Maryland AG’s Office Tries to Claim Suppressed Statements in Richard Nicolas Case Weren’t Favorable |
March 2016 |
Subscriber Activity and Applying the Analytical Gap Test to Chad Fitzgerald’s Testimony |
March 2016 |
The Statement of Facts for Jay’s Guilty Plea & the Location of Hae’s Car |
March 2016 |
Supreme Court’s Opinion in Wearry v. Cain Could Have an Effect on Adnan’s Appeal |
March 2016 |
Assessing Jay’s Claim of a 3:40ish “Come & Get Me” Call Based Upon His Pre-Interview |
March 2016 |
A Quick Post About the Recent Opinion in the Sabein Burgess Case |
March 2016 |
Maryland Murder Reversal Involves Pings & State’s Failure to Turn Over Cell Phone/Tower Instructions |
March 2016 |
A Brief Post on Adnan’s Motion to Supplement the Record |
March 2016 |
A Proposed Test for How the Court Should Assess the Misleading Disclosure Brady Claim in Adnan’s Case |
February 2016 |
The Game is Not Worth the Candle: Is Chad Fitzgerald’s Testimony Enough for a New Trial? |
February 2016 |
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland Opinion Implies Waranowitz’s Affidavit Necessitates a New Trial |
February 2016 |
Court of Appeals of Kansas Finds Alibi IAC Despite Concerns About Alibi Perjury, Hostility & Tampering |
February 2016 |
6th Circuit Case w/Brady Violation Based on Nondisclosure of Cover Sheet About Unreliability of Evidence |
February 2016 |
Live Tweeted Murder Case Raises Interesting Mixed Lividity Issues |
February 2016 |
Court of Appeals of Maryland Steps in to Sort of 5th Amendment Issue in Freddie Gray Trials |
February 2016 |
Appeal Claims Thiru Vignarajah Violated 5th Amendment and Brady in 1st Degree Murder Case |
February 2016 |
Assessing the Lividity Decisions Made by Dr. Korell in Hae’s Autopsy Report |
February 2016 |
South Carolina Courts Find Failure to Contact Alibi Witness Ineffective, Despite PI Investigation |
February 2016 |
The Problems with the State Pivoting from the 2:36 Timeline to the 3:15 Timeline |
February 2016 |
Another Recent Case in Which the Maryland AG’s Office Claimed an Alibi Hurt a Defendant |
February 2016 |
A Brady Violation in Pictures |
February 2016 |
Wrap-Up of Adnan’s Reopened PCR Proceeding: Addendum |
February 2016 |
Wrap-Up of Adnan’s Reopened PCR Proceeding: It’s All About the Case(law) |
February 2016 |
Closing Argument Preview: The Difficulty the State Faces in Arguing Against Prejudice |
February 2016 |
Did FBI Special Agent Chad Fitzgerald Just Prove the Defense’s Brady Claim? |
February 2016 |
Debunking the Claim that a Teammate Said Adnan was 20 Minutes Late to Practice |
February 2016 |
Thoughts on the 2nd Day of Adnan’s Reopened PCR |
February 2016 |
Thoughts on the 1st Day of Adnan’s Reopened PCR |
February 2016 |
It Comes Down to This: Gutierrez’s Failure to Contact Asia McClain & Ineffective Assistance |
February 2016 |
A Preview of Adnan’s Reopened Postconviction Review Proceedings |
February 2016 |
Judge Finds Illinois Man’s Lawyer Ineffective Based on Failure to Contact Alibi Witness |
January 2016 |
Another Dr. Rodriguez Case, Another Disclosure Issue . . . And Lividity Evidence |
January 2016 |
Another Case, Another Dr. Rodriguez Report . . . and the Prosecution’s Failure to Turn it Over |
January 2016 |
Dr. Rodriguez’s Lack of a Report & Missing Interview Notes in the Adnan Syed Case |
January 2016 |
Follow-up on the New Information About Hae’s Plans on January 13, 1999 |
January 2016 |
What if Abraham Lincoln Cross-Examined Jay Wilds? |
January 2016 |
New Information About Hae’s Plans on January 13th |
January 2016 |
How Did the Detectives Know to Ask for Jenn on February 26th? |
January 2016 |
More Evidence That Jay Talked to the Detectives Before Jenn |
January 2016 |
The Evidence That Hae Did Not End Up Giving Adnan a Ride on January 13th |
January 2016 |
The Evidence That Jay Was Interviewed Before February 28th, 1999 |
January 2016 |
More Information About Hae Possibly Coming From Drama Tryouts on January 13th |
January 2016 |
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2015
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Cristina Gutierrez’s Overuse of Law Student Summaries of Witness Statements in Adnan’s Case |
December 2015 |
Why Adnan’s Reopened PCR Proceeding is Not About “Legal Technicalities” |
December 2015 |
More on Hae Possibly Coming From Drama Tryouts on January 13th |
December 2015 |
A Quick Discussion of the Scheduling of Adnan’s Reopened Postconviction Proceedings |
December 2015 |
More on the Judge Ruling the School Nurse Unqualified to Testify About Catatonic States at the Adnan Syed Trial |
December 2015 |
Was Hae Coming from Drama Tryouts Just Before She Told Adnan She Had “Something Else” to Do? |
December 2015 |
Assessing the LensCrafters Motion for an Ex Parte Subpoena in the Adnan Syed Case |
December 2015 |
Scrutinizing Jay’s Claim That Adnan Confessed to Somebody While Driving Jay to Work |
December 2015 |
Why Did Billy Murphy Force Gutierrez to Move Out of His Firm “Literally” Overnight Without Planning Whatsoever? |
December 2015 |
Did Gutierrez Perjure Herself By Saying She Saw Adnan’s Case as a Victory Because She Saved Him From Death Row? |
December 2015 |
Some Observations From the State’s 8/23/99 Amended Disclosure in the Adnan Syed Case |
December 2015 |
How Does Jay Now Know That Nothing Bad Happened in the Best Buy Parking Lot? |
December 2015 |
The Habit Defense Squandered by Cristina Gutierrez in the Adnan Syed Case |
December 2015 |
Even More on the Hair Analysis in the Adnan Syed Case |
December 2015 |
More on the Hair Analysis in the Adnan Syed Case & Excluding Him as A Source |
November 2015 |
Did the Deputy AG Handling Adnan’s Appeal Withhold Key Brady Evidence in Another Murder Case? |
November 2015 |
The Hairs That Came From Neither Hae Nor Adnan: The Most Exculpatory Physical Evidence in the Case? |
November 2015 |
Lividity Evidence Contradicts State’s Timeline in Clearwater Murder Case |
November 2015 |
Adding Context to the Defense’s Failure to Call a Medical Examiner at Adnan’s Trial |
November 2015 |
Who Made the Decision to Mail Subpoenas to Witnesses in the Adnan Syed Case? |
November 2015 |
An Accounting of How Gutierrez Handled All of the Alibi Witnesses at Adnan’s Trial(s) |
November 2015 |
Solving the Mystery of the Defense’s Failure to Contact Adnan’s Track Teammate Will |
November 2015 |
Did the Investigation Into Adnan’s Track Alibi Consist Solely of a Law Student Looking at a Yearbook Page? |
November 2015 |
More on the Recommendation of Cristina Gutierrez as Adnan’s Attorney |
November 2015 |
The Bad Idea of Handling More Than Two Death Penalty Cases at a Time |
November 2015 |
Adnan’s Inmate ID# & Location Remained the Same From March 1999 Through January 2000 |
November 2015 |
Cristina Gutierrez Picked Up An Attempted Murder Case 11 Days Before Adnan’s Second Trial |
November 2015 |
What Happened in the Death Penalty Case Cristina Gutierrez Handled in Puerto Rico? |
November 2015 |
Was Gutierrez Trying to Get Involved in a South Carolina Case a Week Before Adnan’s Scheduled Trial? |
November 2015 |
A Law Student Was in Charge of Subpoenaing Don’s Work Records From LensCrafters |
October 2015 |
The Clerks With Primary Responsibilities in Adnan’s Murder Case Were Law Students |
October 2015 |
More Drama at Cristina Gutierrez’s Law Firm in 1999/2000 |
October 2015 |
More Turnover at Cristina Gutierrez’s Law Firm in 1999 |
October 2015 |
The Departure of a named Partner From Cristina Gutierrez’s Law Firm in Fall 1999 |
October 2015 |
Professor Colbert’s Affidavit About the Thoughts of the Jurors After Adnan’s Mistrial |
October 2015 |
Exhibit 31 Was the Cause of the Mistrial at Adnan’s First Trial |
October 2015 |
Ware v. State & Misleading Disclosures as Brady Violations in Maryland |
October 2015 |
Cristina Gutierrez’s 1999 Maine Murder Case & Adnan’s Library Alibi |
October 2015 |
The Chain of Custody Form For the Windshield Wiper Lever in Hae’s Sentra |
October 2015 |
Analyzing the Progress Report on Jay’s Third Police Interview |
October 2015 |
Are There Notes of Jay’s April 13th Interview With Detectives? |
October 2015 |
Undisclosed Episode 12 & the Prisoners’ Dilemma in the American Criminal Justice System |
October 2015 |
Recent Court of Special Appeals of Maryland Case Deals with Authentication & Cell Phone/Tower Issues |
October 2015 |
An Addendum to Susan’s Post About Crime Scene Photos & Lividity |
October 2015 |
New Information About the Woodlawn Track Team & Practices: Harmful or Helpful to Adnan? |
September 2015 |
Another Thought on the State’s Response to Adnan’s Motion to Reopen: Affidavit vs. Testimony |
September 2015 |
Authentication and More Thoughts on the State’s Response to Adnan’s Motion to Reopen |
September 2015 |
Additional Thoughts on the State’s Response to Adnan’s Motion to Reopen |
September 2015 |
Some Quick Thoughts on the State’s Response to Adnan’s Motion to Reopen |
September 2015 |
Court of Appeals of Maryland Finds Protective Housing for a Witness Wasn’t a “Benefit” |
September 2015 |
Maryland Public Defender Trying to Get Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences Tossed |
September 2015 |
The Law Behind the Possible Transfer of Jay’s Case to Baltimore County |
September 2015 |
Harris v. State: The Most Important Case for Adnan Syed? |
September 2015 |
The Maryland State Police Aviation Unit Declined a Request to Search For Hae’s Sentra Via Helicopter |
September 2015 |
The Multiple Sclerosis Fraud Case Handled by Cristina Gutierrez in 1999/2000 |
September 2015 |
Another First-Degree Murder Case Handled by Cristina Gutierrez in 1999 |
September 2015 |
Undisclosed Extra: An Audio Answer to an 11th Twitter Question on My Blog |
September 2015 |
Cropped Video Deemed Inadmissible Due to Rule of Completeness, Best Evidence & Chain of Custody Issues |
September 2015 |
More on Jay’s Ride-Along Notes and The Mom Call |
September 2015 |
What Can the Video of Hae Min Lee’s Sentra Tell Us About the Windshield Wiper Lever? |
September 2015 |
Texas’s In Camera Approach to Releasing CrimeStoppers Information to Defendants |
August 2015 |
Answering Two Questions About the Intersection of CrimeStoppers & Brady |
August 2015 |
The Discoverability & Admissibility of CrimeStoppers Information in Maryland |
August 2015 |
Long Way Home: Would Jay Angling for the CrimeStoppers Reward be Enough for a New Trial? |
August 2015 |
Long Way Round: More on CrimeStoppers and Episode 10 of Undisclosed |
August 2015 |
Adnan’s Attorney Files a Supplement to the Motion to Reopen Based Upon Cell Phone Evidence |
August 2015 |
Adnan’s Handwritten Account of His Whereabouts on January 13th & His Role in Planning Hae’s Memorial |
August 2015 |
Why Did the State List Mark Pusateri & “Ann” as Prospective Witnesses in its Amended Disclosure? |
August 2015 |
Baltimore Man Freed After 30+ Years in Prison Based on Numerous Brady Violations After Motion to Reopen |
August 2015 |
Can the State File a Petition to Reopen a Postconviction Proceeding in Maryland? |
August 2015 |
Krista Comments on Adnan Assigning Speed Dial Numbers on His Cell Phone |
August 2015 |
More on Adnan Possibly Requesting a Ride From Hae After Track Practice |
August 2015 |
Adnan’s Guidance Counselor Testified That Adnan Picked Up His Rec Letter on January 13th |
August 2015 |
Was Adnan Requesting a Ride From Hae From Track Practice on January 13, 1999? |
August 2015 |
Did Adnan Know That Hae Had To Pick Up Her Cousin at Campfield? |
August 2015 |
Capital vs. Noncapital First-Degree Murder & The Likelihood of Getting a Bail Package |
August 2015 |
The U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty, the Doctrine of “Dual Criminality,” and the Detention of Adnan Syed |
August 2015 |
Five More Bail Letters From Adnan’s Classmates |
August 2015 |
DNA, Brady, and More Bail Letters From Adnan’s Classmates |
August 2015 |
Critiquing the State’s Argument that Adnan Presented Very Few Bail Letters From His Classmates |
August 2015 |
Murder Case is First Knox County Case to Involve Drive Test Analysis of Cell Tower Pings |
August 2015 |
2 More 1st Degree Murder Cases in Puerto Rico that Cristina Gutierrez Handled During Adnan’s Case |
July 2015 |
Cristina Gutierrez Was Involved in 4 1st Degree Murder Cases in 4 Different Jurisdictions in 1999/2000 |
July 2015 |
Is Cristina Gutierrez Responsible for the Death Penalty in Puerto Rico? |
July 2015 |
Destination Unknown: More on the Cell Tower Pings From Episode 8 of Undisclosed |
July 2015 |
ACLU, Defense Attorneys Seek to Exclude Cell Tower Pings From Evidence in Murder Trial |
July 2015 |
Detective MacGillivary Thought That Hae Min Lee’s Computer & E-mail Account Were Unimportant |
July 2015 |
Why Was Adnan Syed Denied Bail After His Mistrial? |
July 2015 |
An Addendum to the Addendum: More on Bail, “Murder,” and Juvenile Suspects |
July 2015 |
Cristina Gutierrez’s Refusal to Speak to Jay’s Attorney & the “Magic Information” |
July 2015 |
Hae’s Brother Comments on What Happened to Her Computer |
July 2015 |
Cristina Gutierrez Didn’t Realize She’d Subpoenaed Hope Schab in the Adnan Syed Case |
July 2015 |
The Law(s) Behind Episode 7 of Undisclosed |
July 2015 |
The Track Coach Whom Cristina Gutierrez Failed to Contact in the Adnan Syed Case |
July 2015 |
Additional Context & A Call for Information About the Missing Police Interviews in the Adnan Syed Case |
July 2015 |
There is No Documentation for 2+ Witnesses Interviewed at the Precinct in the Adnan Syed Case |
July 2015 |
Can Jay’s Friend Chris Tell Us Anything About the Death of Hae Min Lee? |
July 2015 |
Did the Police Actually Interview Mark Pusateri in Connection With the Adnan Syed Prosecution? |
July 2015 |
Breaking Down the Possibilities Assuming Stephanie Was Honest & Accurate About Her Call to Adnan |
July 2015 |
What Are the Odds That Jay Was at Woodlawn at 3:00 P.M. on January 13th? |
July 2015 |
Delving More Into Jeff G.’s Importance to the Adnan Syed Trial/Appeal |
July 2015 |
A Quick Thought on Adnan Syed’s Motion to Reopen |
June 2015 |
The Defense Failed to Contact Adnan’s Track Teammate Will, a Potential Alibi Witness |
June 2015 |
The Defense Didn’t Start Contacting Adnan’s Track Teammates Until After October 16, 1999 |
June 2015 |
Cristina Gutierrez’s Issues Billing Clients for Work Done in Other Cases |
June 2015 |
An Example of a Misplaced Document Found in the Adnan Syed Case File |
June 2015 |
The 5 Missing Witness Statements & The Possibility of a New Trial for Adnan |
June 2015 |
Full Disclosure: Exclusive Q&A With the Creators of ‘Undisclosed’ |
June 2015 |
Full, Cleaned Up Audio From My Interview With Dr. Leigh Hlavaty Now Posted |
June 2015 |
Case Involving Death of Child Has Livor Mortis, Algor Mortis & Cell Tower Issues |
June 2015 |
An Addendum to the Addendum: More on Mobile NCIC Plate Checks |
June 2015 |
The ME at Adnan’s Trial Previously Testified That Lividity Fixes 8-12 Hours After Death |
June 2015 |
Livor Mortis & Placing a Victim in the Trunk of a Car |
June 2015 |
The “Two Hour Lividity” Case Handled by Gutierrez is Much Worse Than I Imagined |
June 2015 |
Cristina Gutierrez Was the Attorney Who Failed to Question the ME About the 2 Hour Lividity Claim |
June 2015 |
Did Gutierrez Give Ineffective Assistance of Counsel to Adnan on the Lividity Issue? |
June 2015 |
Autoptēs: More About Dual Lividity & The Impossibility of Hae Being in the Trunk for 4-5 Hours |
June 2015 |
Contextualizing Cristina Gutierrez’s Disbarment |
June 2015 |
Adding More Context to the Allegation That Gutierrez Wouldn’t Talk to 5 Witnesses for the Adnan Syed Trial |
June 2015 |
The Failed Attempt by the Defense to Subpoena Krista for the Adnan Syed Trial |
June 2015 |
Adding Context to the Allegation That Gutierrez Wouldn’t Talk to 5 Witnesses for the Adnan Syed Trial |
May 2015 |
Five Witnesses Accused Gutierrez of Not Talking to Them At the Adnan Syed Trial |
May 2015 |
Where in the Adnan Syed Trial Record Does Someone Accuse Gutierrez of Not Talking to People? |
May 2015 |
New Comments Policy |
May 2015 |
Chain of Fools, Take 5: Chain of Custody & The Failure to Properly Seal Blood Evidence |
May 2015 |
On March 3, 1999, Coach Sye Said That Track Practice Started at 3:30 P.M. at Woodlawn |
May 2015 |
Undisclosed Podcast Research Project: Can Anyone Find a Copy of this Order From the Zach Witman Case? |
May 2015 |
The Undisclosed Explainer & Another Maryland Case With a Remand in the Interests of Justice |
May 2015 |
In 2001, the Court of Appeals of Maryland Rejected the Same Argument Made Against Adnan Syed’s IAC Claim |
May 2015 |
Delving Deeper Into Maryland’s “Interest of Justice” Standard for the Adnan Syed Remand |
May 2015 |
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland Remands Adnan Syed’s Appeal So He Can Move to Have Asia Testify |
May 2015 |
Ineffective Assistance & The Deceased Attorney: A Major Case for Adnan’s Appeal |
May 2015 |
The State’s Brief, Take 5: More on the Duty to Independently Investigate & Interview Alibi Witnesses |
May 2015 |
The State’s Brief, Take 4: The Duty to Independently Investigate & Interview Alibi Witnesses |
May 2015 |
Jay’s Day: The Possible Legal Implications |
May 2015 |
The State’s Brief, Take 3: Disbelief as an Improper Basis for Failing to Contact an Alibi Witness |
May 2015 |
The State’s Brief, Take 2: The Failure to Contact/Call an Alibi Witness Based on Conflicts with the Defendant’s Own Alibi |
May 2015 |
Some Thoughts on the State’s Brief in the Adnan Syed Case |
May 2015 |
Bearing Witness?: Anticipating 2 Arguments by the State in its Brief in the Adnan Syed Appeal |
May 2015 |
An Addendum to the Addendum: Hae’s Second Diary & A Possible Due Process Clause Violation |
May 2015 |
The Prosecution Claiming That Hae Was Killed by 2:36 P.M. is a Legally Operative Fact |
May 2015 |
Randallstown Had a Home Basketball Game at 6:30 P.M. on January 13, 1999 |
April 2015 |
What if There Actually Were a Woodlawn Wrestling Match on January 13, 1999? |
April 2015 |
Undisclosed, Episode 2 & “Ann,” Another Possible Last Person to See Hae Alive |
April 2015 |
Adnan Syed’s Postconviction Hearing & Why the Court Could & Should Remand to Allow Asia McClain to Testify |
April 2015 |
The Second Reference to “Takera” in the State’s Files for the Adnan Syed Prosecution |
April 2015 |
Medical Examiner & Pathology Professor Leigh Hlavaty, M.D. on Livor Mortis, Rigor Mortis & Skin Slippage for Hae Min Lee |
April 2015 |
The Undisclosed Podcast, An Addendum to the Addendum: Additional Thoughts on Cathy’s Conference |
April 2015 |
Episode 1 of Undisclosed & Further Thoughts About Debbie’s Testimony at Trials 1 & 2 |
April 2015 |
The Undisclosed Podcast, Skin Slippage, and the Likely Back/Right Burial of Hae Min Lee |
April 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: The Fluids Found In & Around Hae Min Lee’s Nose/Mouth Were Not Blood |
April 2015 |
Searching for “Takera,” the Other Last Person to See Hae Min Lee Alive |
April 2015 |
Woodlawn Only Had 8 Full School Days From December 24, 1998-January 24, 1999 |
March 2015 |
The Possible Significance of the Missing Ignition Collar in Hae Min Lee’s Nissan Sentra |
March 2015 |
Federal Lawsuit Includes Claims Against Baltimore Criminalist for Mischaracterizing Gunshot Residue Evidence |
March 2015 |
Some Quick Thoughts on Adnan Syed’s Brief of Appellant |
March 2015 |
Woodlawn’s 1998/1999 Schedule & Its Bearing on the Statements & Testimony by Debbie |
March 2015 |
Krista Comments on Adnan Asking Hae Min Lee For a Ride on January 13, 1999 |
March 2015 |
Krista’s Sketch of the Woodlawn Campus & Commentary About Various Locations On It |
March 2015 |
Reassessing Hae Min Lee’s Timeline on January 13, 1999 |
March 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: It’s Exceedingly Unlikely the Stains on the T-Shirt in the Sentra Were From a Pulmonary Edema |
March 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: It’s Exceedingly Unlikely Hae Min Lee’s Hemorrhages Were Caused By Punches Thrown in Her Sentra |
March 2015 |
Chain of Fools, Take 4: Brain Tissue Evidence Deemed Inadmissible Due to Chain of Custody Issues |
March 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: What Was the Actual Murder Window for the Death of Hae Min Lee? |
March 2015 |
Chain of Fools, Take 3: Chain of Custody & Generic vs. Unique Evidence |
March 2015 |
Chain of Fools, Take 2: Do Problems With Chain of Custody Go To Admissibility or Weight? |
March 2015 |
Chain of Fools: Could the Government Have Established Chain of Custody For Hae Min Lee’s Sentra? |
March 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: There Were No “Broken Edges” on the Windshield Wiper Lever in Hae Min Lee’s Sentra |
February 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: The Prosecution Claimed (Conclusively) That Hae Was Strangled in the Passenger Seat |
February 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: Vascular Strangulation, Unconsciousness & the Unlikelihood that Hae Min Lee Spoke |
February 2015 |
Rigor Mortis & What it Might be Able to Tell Us About When a Body Was Moved After Death |
February 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: Blunt Force Injuries to the Head and Unconsciousness |
February 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: An Introductory Post Concerning Blunt Force Injuries |
February 2015 |
Fixed Lividity/Livor Mortis: A Medical Examiner Weighs in |
February 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: Acid Phosphatase as Evidence of Recent Sexual Activity or Decomposition |
February 2015 |
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Different Prison Mail Policies of Different States |
February 2015 |
Undiscovered: The Broadening of the Defense’s Discovery Obligations in Maryland |
February 2015 |
Fixed Lividity/Livor Mortis: The Experts Weigh in on a Side Burial in the 7:00 Hour |
February 2015 |
Livor Mortis/Fixed Lividity: Why the ME Would Have Said a Side Burial of Hae in the 7:00 Hour Was Impossible |
February 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts, Take 2: Focal Hemorrhaging of the Strap Muscles & Strangulation |
February 2015 |
The Autopsy Posts: Manual Strangulation & Petechial Hemorrhaging in the Face/Eyes |
February 2015 |
Second Lividity/Dual Lividity & Moving a Body During Partially Fixed Lividity |
February 2015 |
Fixed Lividity vs. a Mixed Pattern of Lividity & the Positioning of a Body After Death |
January 2015 |
Fixed Lividity/Livor Mortis & What It Means About a Body’s Burial |
January 2015 |
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel & the Suspended/Disbarred Attorney |
January 2015 |
Should Judges Participate in Plea Negotiations?: Comparing Judge Rakoff’s Proposal to My Own |
January 2015 |
The Serial Podcast, One Last Thing: Reassessing Adnan’s Shot at a New Trial Based on Asia McClain |
January 2015 |
The Serial Podcast, Final Post: Why I’m Now Convinced That Adnan Will Get a New Trial |
January 2015 |
The Serial Podcast: What I Think Adnan’s Attorney Told Him About Asia & How it Could Lead to a New Trial |
January 2015 |
The Serial Podcast: The Possible Legal Implications of Kevin Urick’s Interview for Adnan |
January 2015 |
The Serial Podcast, Transcripts: The Judge’s Denial of a Motion for Jurors to Visit the Best Buy |
January 2015 |
The Serial Podcast: What If Neither of Them Did It? Maryland’s New DNA Standard |
January 2015 |
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2014
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The Serial Podcast: The Possible Legal Implications of Jay’s Interview for Jay & Adnan |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Transcripts: The 2:36 Best Buy Call Was in the Opening Statement at the 1st Trial! |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in the Aggregate vs. Single Issue IAC |
December 2014 |
A Legal Companion to the Serial Podcast |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Coda: The Death of the Prosecution’s Case |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Followup: The Nisha Call — The Most Important Evidence of Adnan’s…Innocence? |
2December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Followup: Todd Berger on Adnan’s Chance of Success on Appeal |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 12: My Most Logical Scenarios for the Death of Hae Min Lee |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 12 Preview: I Know Exactly What the Jury Found Beyond a Reasonable Doubt |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 11: Premeditation & Manual Strangulation in Maryland |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 10: Was There Prosecutorial Misconduct With Jay’s Plea Deal? |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 9: How the Defense Could Have & Should Have Destroyed the Prosecution During Closing |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast: My Interview With Vox.Com & More on Adnan’s Chances of Success on Appeal |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 8: Bad Interrogations & Bad Evidence |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 7: Analyzing Maryland’s DNA Law & Its Application to Adnan’s Case |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 6: What Defense Counsel Could Have & Should Have Done With The Nisha Call |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast: A Timeline of Adnan’s Trials and Appeals & My Best Guess at the Current Status of His Case |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 10: The Supreme Court’s Framework for Prosecution Witness Plea Bargains |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 5: The Admissibility & Discoverability of the Cell Tower Evidence |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 4: How the Defense Could Have Used Jay’s Police Statements at Trial |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 3: Evidentiary Issues Related to Mr. S’s Indecent Exposure(s) & Failed Polygraph |
December 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 2: Did the Prosecution Properly Admit Evidence of Adnan’s Religion & EMT Training? |
November 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Episode 1: Did Adnan Receive the Ineffective Assistance of Counsel? |
November 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Take 4: Did the Prosecution Violate the Brady Doctrine in Connection With Jay’s Plea Deal? |
November 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Take 3: The Notes on the Back of Hae Min Lee’s Letter |
November 2014 |
The Serial Podcast, Take 2: The Erroneous Admission of Hae Min Lee’s Letter About Adnan Syed’s State of Mind |
November 2014 |
The Serial Podcast & the Admission of Hae Min Lee’s 62 Page Diary at Adnan Syed’s Murder Trial |
November 2014 |