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Columbia murder conviction stands, despite fact juror was Nigerian citizen

By Luke Broadwater
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Maryland?s second-highest court Thursday refused to overturn the 2004 murder conviction of a Columbia man accused of killing his 2-year-old stepson, though one of the jurors was a Nigerian citizen.

Maryland law states that jurors must be eligible to vote, which requires U.S. citizenship.

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