Bates, a Democrat who took office in 2023, said on "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt" that he would bring the case today based on the evidence that exists.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer said she will issue a written opinion on Syed’s motion for a reduction of his sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
With the move, Ivan Bates breaks from the previous administration of Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, whose office asked a judge to vacate Syed’s conviction.
The Maryland Supreme Court ruled that Moira Akers’ internet searches about abortion earlier in her pregnancy were irrelevant, and a judge should not have allowed the jury to hear that information.
Suggs, 42, accepted a plea agreement that calls for him to perform 100 hours of community service, complete anger management counseling and spend time on probation.
Malik McCormick, 24, of Parkville, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder and related crimes in the killing of Jaymyra Burrell, who was five months pregnant with their daughter, Zuri, on Dec. 4, 2022. She was 19.
James Langhorne was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder and related offenses in the deadly shooting of Laurence Jones Jr., which happened on Bank Street between South Eden Street and South Spring Street in Fells Point, on Nov. 20, 1993.
Alexis Perez Suarez faces three counts stemming from allegations that he operated a drone over the stadium Jan. 11 despite a temporary flight restriction.
Patrick Brice, 28, was found guilty of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment for a random attack outside of a Planned Parenthood center in Baltimore.
On May 26, 2023, Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, attacked Richard Schaefer and Mark Crosby outside the Planned Parenthood Baltimore Health Center in Downtown Baltimore.
Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, founder of the Atomwaffen Division, was convicted in U.S. District Court in Baltimore of one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility.
The law went into effect on Oct. 1, 2023, and eliminated time limits for people to file lawsuits over child sexual abuse and made it easier for them to sue institutions that facilitated their victimization.