Syed v. Lee

Adnan Syed v. Young Lee, as Victim’s Representative, et al., No. 7, September Term, 2023. Opinion by Biran, J. APPELLATE JURISDICTION – MOOTNESS – ENTRY OF NOLLE PROSEQUI AFTER VACATUR OF CONVICTION – The Supreme Court of Maryland held that the entry of a nolle prosequi (“nol pros”) by the State’s Attorney did not moot the appeal by a crime victim’s representative of an order vacating a defendant’s convictions under Maryland Code, Criminal Procedure (“CP”) § 8-301.1 (2018 Repl. Vol., 2023 Supp.) (the “Vacatur Statute”). The lawful vacatur of the defendant’s convictions was a condition…