Maryland Supreme Court rejects appeal by D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo

Maryland's highest court has declined to hear an appeal from D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo. Malvo was convicted for his role in the 2002 sniper attacks.

Maryland's top court turns down Malvo appeal bid

The Maryland Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal filed by Lee Boyd Malvo, one of the two men convicted in the 2002 Washington D.C.-area sniper attacks, Google News MT — Crime (en) reports.

Malvo was a teenager at the time of the attacks, which killed ten people and left three others wounded across the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. region over a three-week period. He carried out the shootings alongside John Allen Muhammad, who was executed in 2009.

Malvo had previously been sentenced to life in prison. His legal team sought to have the Maryland Supreme Court review his case, but the court declined to take up the appeal, leaving his conviction and sentence intact.

The decision represents a further setback in Malvo's long-running efforts to challenge his imprisonment through the courts. No details were provided regarding the specific grounds on which the appeal had been based.

Source: Google News MT — Crime (en)