It’s not clear if Syed will have to return to prison, after serving 23 years as part of a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee.
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The murder conviction of Adnan Syed, who was the subject of the hugely popular podcast Serial, was reinstated Tuesday by a Maryland appellate court, just months after he was freed from serving a life sentence in prison.Key Facts
The Appellate Court of Maryland issued a ruling Tuesday saying the state violated the right of notice and the right to attend of Young Lee, the brother of murder victim Hae Min Lee, regarding the hearing in which Syed’s conviction was vacated.
The opinion said the state of Maryland gave Lee one business day’s notice to attend the hearing, which was insufficient because he lives in California, and he had to attend the hearing remotely, which violates his rights as the victim’s representative to attend vacatur hearings and be properly informed of the reasons behind the conviction vacation.
