A judge ordered the release of Adnan Syed, subject of the popular podcast 'Serial,' after prosecutors requested that his 2000 murder conviction be vacated. The dramatic turn came in a Baltimore courtroom after new evidence was uncovered by prosecutors.
Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit podcast"Serial" smiles and waves as he heads to a vehicle after exiting the courthouse after a judge overturned Syed's 2000 murder conviction and ordered a new trial during a hearing at the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore, Sept. 19, 2022.
"At this time, we will remove the shackles from Mr. Syed," Phinn declared after announcing her decision. Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit podcast"Serial" smiles and waves as he heads to a vehicle after exiting the courthouse after a judge overturned Syed's 2000 murder conviction and ordered a new trial during a hearing at the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore, Sept. 19, 2022.Prosecutors maintain that Syed is not yet cleared of any wrongdoing, but he is entitled to a new trial.
He said he was open to the investigation and spoke of the difficulty knowing that someone responsible for his sister's death could currently be walking free.Convicted murderer Adnan Syed leaves the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore, Feb. 5, 2016.MORE: 'Serial' podcast subject's conviction should be vacated, prosecutors say
One of the suspects was reportedly convicted of a series of rapes, according to the court documents, while one was convicted of attacking a woman. State's Attorney for Baltimore Marilyn Mosby is embraced by Shamim Syed after a judge overturned the 2000 murder conviction of her son, Adnan Syed in Baltimore, Sept. 19, 2022.Mosby said prosecutors are "not asserting, at this time, that Mr. Syed is innocent" but that the state "lacks confidence in the integrity of the conviction" and that Syed should get a new trial.
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