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Balt Sun: Baltimore prosecutors move to vacate Adnan Syed conviction in 1999 murder case brought to national fame in ‘Serial’ podcast

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Judge overturns Adnan Syed’s 1999 murder conviction, releases him from prison

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Maryland appellate court reinstates Adnan Syed’s convictions, orders new hearing – Baltimore Sun

 

Adnan Syed conviction reinstated by Maryland appellate court panel - The Washington Post

 

 

What will happen next was not immediately clear. The appellate court panel said the “mandate” of its decision would be delayed for 60 days to allow the parties “time to assess how to proceed in response to this Court’s decision.” The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office under Marilyn Mosby had dropped the case entirely before the appellate court ruling. That office, which is now run by Ivan Bates, declined to comment Tuesday.

 

The appellate court panel ordered that the Circuit Court conduct “a new, legally compliant, transparent hearing” on prosecutors’ motion to vacate the case “where Mr. Lee is given notice of the hearing that is sufficient to allow him to attend in person, evidence supporting the motion to vacate is presented, and the court states its reasons in support of its decision.” They declined, however, to appoint Young Lee or some other entity as a “limited-purpose party-in-interest” who could challenge prosecutors’ evidence. It is possible that after a new hearing, the result could be the same.