Adnan Syed will be released from prison.
The judge in the case, Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn, overturned the first-degree murder conviction and asked that he remain on GPS monitoring until a new trial date is set, according to the. Now, prosecutors have 30 days to decide whether to fully drop the charges against Syed or try him again.
Following a years-long investigation, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office uncovered evidence and opened the possibility that two other suspects may have been to blame for the 1999 murder of Syed’s ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, earlier this month. Though the prosecutors didn’t say Syed was innocent, the motion read that “the State no longer has confidence in the integrity of the conviction.”
When he was originally sent to jail, Syed was accused of strangling Lee in his car after a breakup. She was found dead at Baltimore’s Leakin Park. Syed maintained his innocence while being featured onback in 2014, with a witness saying they saw Syed at the school library when Lee disappeared, corroborating his version of the events.
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‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed to be released, conviction tossedA Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” At the behest of prosecutors, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered that Syed’s conviction be vacated as she approved the release of the now-41-year-old who has spent more than two decades behind bars. Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing and raised doubts about some of the evidence prosecutors had used, inspiring countless dinner table debates about Syed’s innocence or guilt.
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