A Maryland appellate court has reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man who spent over 2 decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whose murder case was featured in the landmark podcast 'Serial.'
BALTIMORE — A Maryland appellate court has reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man who spent over two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whoseThe appellate court said the lower court had violated the rights of the victim's brother, Young Lee, to attend a key hearing.
"Because the circuit court violated Mr. Lee's right to notice of, and his right to attend, the hearing on the state's motion to vacate ... this court has the power and obligation to remedy those violations, as long we can do so without violating Mr. Syed's right to be free from double jeopardy," the court's opinion said.
The decision to vacate came nearly eight years after the "Serial" podcast dug into the case and raised questions about the conviction and Syed's legal representation.
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