This is the first court appearance since Teixeira's hospital arraignment. He is being held without bond on two counts of murder for the May 5, 2017 murder of two Massachusetts physicians who were engaged to be married. Richard Field, 49, and Lina Bolanos, 38, both anesthesiologists, were found with their throats slit and their hands tied.

A Maryland Court of Appeals will hear argument on Syed's appeal that he be granted bail pending a new trial.