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Adnan Syed

Judge vacates Syed’s conviction in 1999 murder that was subject of ‘Serial’ podcast
Sep 29, 2022

‘Serial’ case: Hae Min Lee’s family wants to redo Adnan Syed hearing

The family of a young woman who was killed in 1999 will appeal a Baltimore judge’s recent decision to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed.

Questions swirl after prosecutors’ shift in Adnan Syed murder case
Sep 20, 2022

Questions swirl after prosecutors’ shift in Adnan Syed murder case

A day after Adnan Syed walked free, questions remained about the evidence that led prosecutors to reverse their support for his conviction in the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

Judge vacates Syed’s conviction in 1999 murder that was subject of ‘Serial’ podcast
Sep 19, 2022

Judge vacates Syed’s conviction in 1999 murder that was subject of ‘Serial’ podcast

After spending 23 years in prison for murder, Adnan Syed walked free after a Baltimore judge vacated his conviction in the 1999 slaying of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

Appellate court grants state appeal in Syed case
Sep 14, 2022

Mosby seeks new trial for ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed

Convicted first-degree murderer Adnan Syed may get the new trial he has sought for 20 years in the strangling death of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

Appellate court grants state appeal in Syed case
Mar 15, 2022

Baltimore judge orders new look at evidence in ‘Serial’ case

A Baltimore judge has ordered new testing for evidence in the case of a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the podcast “Serial.”

Bulked up defense team faces state appeal of Syed new trial grant
Mar 11, 2022

Prosecutors, defense seek new look at evidence in ‘Serial’ case

Baltimore prosecutors and attorneys for a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the podcast “Serial” are seeking a new look at the case.

Court could end claims Nestle, Cargill abetted child labor
Jul 14, 2020

Baltimore killer urges justices to hear ineffective-assistance claim

A convicted murderer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction because his attorney failed to request a jury instruction on the defense of alibi after […]

High court will weigh lawyers’ exemption in debt collection
Jan 28, 2020

Westminster robber makes final plea for Supreme Court review

In a final plea for the Supreme Court to hear his appeal, a convicted Westminster armed robber told the justices Monday that his trial attorney’s failure to exclude from the […]

Pulse Poll: Supreme Court got gerrymandering case wrong, overwhelming majority agree
Jan 13, 2020

Maryland urges justices to reject ineffective-assistance appeal

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a convicted armed robber’s argument that his conviction should be overturned because his defense attorney […]

Appellate court grants state appeal in Syed case
Nov 25, 2019

Supreme Court declines Adnan Syed’s appeal

“Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed will stand convicted of the first-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in Maryland. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Syed’s appeal of his […]

Appellate court grants state appeal in Syed case
Nov 4, 2019

Syed makes final plea for Supreme Court review

In his final plea for the Supreme Court to hear his appeal, “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed has urged the justices to focus on his defense attorney’s failure to investigate […]

Bulked up defense team faces state appeal of Syed new trial grant
Oct 18, 2019

Frosh urges Supreme Court to reject Syed’s appeal

Maryland urges high court to deny Adnan’s Syed’s appeal, saying counsel’s failure to investigate alibi witness did not affect podcast star's murder conviction.