The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that a lower court had violated the right of the victim’s brother to have been notified of and to attend a hearing.
Tag: Lee, Hae Min (1980-99)
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Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Adnan Syed
Mr. Syed, whose case was featured in the hit podcast “Serial,” had been convicted in the death of a high school classmate and spent 23 years in prison before being released last month.
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‘Serial:’ Season 1
A high school senior named Hae Min Lee disappeared one day after school in 1999, in Baltimore County, Md. A month later, her body was found in a city park. She’d been strangled. Her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was charged with murder, and within a year, he was sentenced to life in prison. The case against him was largely based on the story of one witness, Adnan’s friend Jay, who testified that he had helped Adnan bury Hae’s body. But Adnan has always maintained that he had nothing to do with Hae’s death. Some people believe he has been telling the truth. Many others don’t.
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Judge Vacates Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’
The decision could soon free Mr. Syed, 41, who had been serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his high school classmate Hae Min Lee, but he could face a second trial.
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Adnan Syed’s Legal Journey: a Timeline
The defendant, who was the subject of the 2014 podcast “Serial,” is serving life in prison, maintains that he is innocent and has fought to be released.