Adnan Syed Homicide Conviction Reinstated, One other Listening to Up Subsequent

Adnan Syed, the person whose homicide conviction was overturned after 23 years behind bars, is heading again to court docket — his conviction’s been reinstated, but it surely would not essentially imply he is going again to jail.

Here is the deal … the household of Syed’s sufferer, Hae Min Lee, efficiently appealed the overturning of his conviction — a choice prosecutors in Maryland made final 12 months, however the household stated they have been fully blindsided by his launch.

On Tuesday, a Maryland appeals court docket reinstated Syed’s homicide conviction, and now a brand new listening to will happen … the place new DNA proof supporting his declare of innocence could possibly be introduced.

As we reported, the household of Hae Min — who was murdered in 1999 — did not suppose the brand new proof was sufficient to launch Syed, and so they have been upset it was by no means introduced throughout trial.

Backside line: They need their day in court docket, as a result of they nonetheless imagine Syed — whose case was closely publicized on the “Serial” podcast — is accountable for Hae Min’s homicide.

The appeals court docket transfer will, a minimum of, give them that — with the conviction reinstated, the evidentiary listening to will finally decide whether or not Syed stays free or returns to jail.

BTW — Baltimore State’s Lawyer Marilyn Mosby advised us again in September her staff tried some ways to notify the Lee household about Syed’s launch, insisting they would not have dug deeper on the DNA proof with out first contacting them.

You may recall, Syed filed a number of appeals whereas behind bars, however was always rejected. The recognition of “Serial” in 2014 introduced his case nationwide consideration … and made many listeners query his guilt.