An Indian student serving life in prison for stabbing a friend in a jealous, and drunken rage has lost a court appeal. Rahul Gupta of the Silver Spring was convicted of murder in the year 2013 death of 24 years old Mark Waugh.

Authorities said that Gupta, a George Washington University graduate student, believed that his girlfriend was cheating on him with Waugh, who is a Georgetown University law student.

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Gupta argued on appeal that a lower court erred in not suppressing statements that he gave during a police interrogation. He also argued that the the trial judge improperly communicated with a juror.

The Maryland Court of Appeals in the last week found that judge's communications amounted to harmless error. The court also found that despite requesting the lawyer before being interrogated, Gupta then spoke with the detectives after being read his Miranda rights.

Mrudula Duddempudi.