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Md. court hears victim’s appeal of hearing that freed Adnan Syed
Attorneys for Hae Min Lee’s brother argued that Adnan Syed’s murder conviction should be reinstated because her family was denied adequate opportunity to testify before the guilty verdict was vacated.
Adnan Syed hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative
Adnan Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of the true-crime podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University.
Lee’s family seeks redo of Syed’s hearing, says victims’ rights violated
The family of a young woman killed in 1999 has appealed a Baltimore judge’s order vacating the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, who was imprisoned for decades for Hae Min […]
Court rules family’s appeal can advance in ‘Serial’ case
An appeal of the proceedings that freed Adnan Syed from prison filed by the family of the murder victim can move forward, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court ruled Friday.
‘Serial’ case: Syed asks Md. appeals court to dismiss appeal from Hae Min Lee’s family
The lawyer for Adnan Syed has asked Maryland's second-highest court to throw out an appeal from the brother of Hae Min Lee.
Family of Hae Min Lee seeks evidentiary hearing after ‘Serial’ murder conviction vacated
The Lee family challenged Baltimore city prosecutors' handling of the case under Maryland's victims rights laws and asked for a more thorough evidentiary hearing.
Maryland AG questions integrity of process used to exonerate Adnan Syed
Maryland's attorney general attacked the integrity of the process used to exonerate one of Maryland's highest-profile defendants.
Prosecutors drop charges in ‘Serial’ case, calling Syed ‘wrongfully convicted’
The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office dropped charges against Adnan Syed, the man whose conviction in a 1999 murder case became known through the hit podcast "Serial."
AG joins victim’s family in asking to put Adnan Syed case on hold
The Maryland Attorney General's Office is asking to pause court proceedings related to Adnan Syed.
Hae Min Lee’s family asks court to put Syed case on hold as they appeal
The family of Hae Min Lee is asking a Maryland court to put legal proceedings on hold while they appeal a Baltimore judge's decision to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction.
Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office clashes with AG over release of key document in Syed case
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is opposing efforts to release a document that would shed light on an alternative suspect in the Hae Min Lee case.
Dismissal of charges last resort for Brady violations, Md. appeals court says
Maryland's failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence requires dismissal of charges only when a new and fair trial is impossible, appeals court says.
