Killer appeals Lululemon murder conviction

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A woman convicted of viciously murdering her co-worker at a Maryland Lululemon clothing store is appealing for a new trial, reports CBS Baltimore.

Brittany Norwood's attorneys say their client, who is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, submitted to police interviews used at trial that should have never have been deemed admissible. They say Norwood had not been read her Miranda rights.

In January 2012, it took jurors only one hour to find Norwood guilty of murdering 30-year-old Jayna Murray in a Montgomery County Lululemon store in March 2011. CBS Baltimore reports Norwood stabbed, cut, beat and choked Murray, using six different weapons, after the upscale yoga clothing shop had closed for the day.

In the contested interviews, Norwood told police that two men robbed and assaulted both her and Murray. "Do you know how many times they hit me in my head and cut my stomach and my chest?" she says in the recording.

Prosecutor John McCarthy is one of many legal experts who think the chances of Norwood getting a new trial are slim. "She was not in custody. Miranda did not apply," McCarthy told CBS Baltimore.

The victim's brother told the station a new trial is unthinkable. "The impact on my family would be devastating," said Hugh Murray.

The appeal was filed on Tuesday.

The Maryland Attorney General's Office is scheduled to respond by August 4. CBS Baltimore reports the case could be in front of the Court of Special Appeals by September.