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Adnan Syed of Serial podcast to face new trial on all charges | Adnan Syed of Serial podcast to face new trial on all charges |
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Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction has been at the centre of the crime podcast Serial, will face a new trial, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled. | Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction has been at the centre of the crime podcast Serial, will face a new trial, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled. |
Mr Syed was convicted in 2000 of killing his high school sweetheart, Hae Min Lee, and leaving her body in a shallow grave in a northwest Baltimore park. He was 17 at the time. | Mr Syed was convicted in 2000 of killing his high school sweetheart, Hae Min Lee, and leaving her body in a shallow grave in a northwest Baltimore park. He was 17 at the time. |
The case gained international attention when Serial focused on it during the podcast’s first season, which cast doubt on Mr Syed’s guilt. | |
The show became an instant sensation, attracting millions of listeners and becoming the fastest podcast to reach 5m downloads and streams in iTunes' history. | |
As Serial detailed, many questions remained about Mr Syed’s legal representation. | As Serial detailed, many questions remained about Mr Syed’s legal representation. |
A judge vacated Mr Syed’s conviction in June 2016 after determining that his defence attorney at the time had not effectively represented him or cross-examined the state on key evidence. | A judge vacated Mr Syed’s conviction in June 2016 after determining that his defence attorney at the time had not effectively represented him or cross-examined the state on key evidence. |
Prosecutors appealed to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state’s intermediate appeals court. | Prosecutors appealed to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state’s intermediate appeals court. |
A three-judge panel on Thursday upheld the lower court’s ruling granting him a new trial. | A three-judge panel on Thursday upheld the lower court’s ruling granting him a new trial. |