Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands in ‘Serial’ case as court orders new hearing

Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands after Maryland’s highest court ordered a redo of the court hearing that freed him. In a 4-3 ruling Friday, the court ruled that the earlier proceeding violated the legal rights of the victim’s family since they weren’t given enough notice. It comes in a case that has been fraught with legal twists since Syed was convicted in 2000 of killing his high school ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Syed was released after a 2022 hearing that justices say was flawed. The justices said Syed can stay free as the case heads to a lower court to determine whether Syed’s conviction should be tossed.