Maryland Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo

The Maryland Supreme Court declined to hear Lee Boyd Malvo's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea to six counts of first-degree murder in the D.C. sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area for three weeks in 2002.

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 839

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The Maryland Supreme Court declined to hear Lee Boyd Malvo’s attempt to withdraw his guilty plea to six counts of first-degree murder in the D.C. sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area for three weeks in 2002.

The court, without comment Friday, let stand lower court rulings that said Malvo is not entitled to have those charges vacated because of an impasse between Maryland and Virginia. That impasse, in which Virginia is refusing to hand …

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