Muhammad Syed, who pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain and Naeem Hussain, sits in a courtroom in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
FILE - Muhammad Syed sits next to his defense attorney Thomas Clark, left, during closing arguments at the Bernalillo County Courthouse in Downtown Albuquerque, N.M,, on March 15, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Muhammad Syed, center, who pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain and Naeem Hussain, enters a courtroom next to his attorney, Megan Mitsunaga, right, in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Muhammad Syed, who pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain and Naeem Hussain, enters a courtroom in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)