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| Adnan Syed, of 'Serial,' granted retrial in murder case | Adnan Syed, of 'Serial,' granted retrial in murder case |
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| Adnan Syed, of Serial podcast fame, has been granted a retrial in the murder case that placed him behind bars. | Adnan Syed, of Serial podcast fame, has been granted a retrial in the murder case that placed him behind bars. |
| Syed’s lawyer Justin Brown announced the news shortly after the decision. “We won a new trial for Adnan Syed! #FreeAdnan,” Brown said on Twitter. | Syed’s lawyer Justin Brown announced the news shortly after the decision. “We won a new trial for Adnan Syed! #FreeAdnan,” Brown said on Twitter. |
| Syed, 35, is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his former Woodlawn High School classmate Have Min Lee in 2000. | Syed, 35, is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his former Woodlawn High School classmate Have Min Lee in 2000. |
| Rabia Chaudry, a friend of Syed’s family, helped kick-start the campaign for his retrial. She tweeted her excitement on Thursday: “I am shaking with joy, shaking! Thank you Judge Welch. Thank you.” | |
| At a post-conviction hearing held in February, his legal team presented testimony of a new alibi witness and an argument that his first defense counsel Maria Cristina Gutierrez was negligent. | At a post-conviction hearing held in February, his legal team presented testimony of a new alibi witness and an argument that his first defense counsel Maria Cristina Gutierrez was negligent. |
| She told The Baltimore Sun in 2001 that her practice suffered due to multiple sclerosis, leaving her physically incapable of practicing law. She passed away after suffering a heart attack just three years later. | She told The Baltimore Sun in 2001 that her practice suffered due to multiple sclerosis, leaving her physically incapable of practicing law. She passed away after suffering a heart attack just three years later. |