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A Maryland appeals court reinstated Adnan Syed’s convictions. Here’s everything you need to know.

BALTIMORE — A Maryland appellate court sent shock waves around the globe this week when it ordered a redo of the legal hearing that set Adnan Syed, subject of the hit podcast “Serial,” free.

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023

Serial podcast: will Adnan Syed be cleared?

Adnan Syed, whose case gained notoriety from the popular podcast Serial, has had his murder conviction reinstated by a Maryland court. 

The Week · Mar 30, 2023

Adnan Syed case pits victims' rights against justice reform

Legal experts say a Maryland appellate court ruling that sided with the victim’s family and reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction could have serious implications in Maryland and beyond

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Adnan Syed convictions reinstated; Maryland appellate court orders new hearing

BALTIMORE — Maryland’s second-highest court on Tuesday reinstated the convictions of Adnan Syed, sending the case back to a Baltimore courtroom and prolonging the legal saga made famous by the “Serial” podcast.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

Murder conviction of Adnan Syed reinstated by appeals court panel

Syed, whose story was chronicled in the hit Serial podcast, had previously had his conviction vacated in September.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2023

US court reinstates Adnan Syed murder conviction in Serial podcast case

Maryland court orders conviction reinstated and new hearing held but ruling suggests Syed, 41, will not remain convicted for long

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2023

A Maryland court reinstates Adnan Syed's conviction and orders a new hearing

His conviction has been reinstated, but he will not be taken back into custody. An appellate court said another court did not give the victim's family enough time to attend a hearing in person.

WEKU · Mar 28, 2023

Court rules in favor of victim's family in 'Serial' case

A Maryland appellate court has ruled a lower court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to the release of Adnan Syed

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Maryland appellate court reinstates Adnan Syed’s convictions, orders new hearing

BALTIMORE — The Appellate Court of Maryland on Tuesday reinstated the convictions of Adnan Syed, finding that a Baltimore judge violated the rights of the victim’s family to attend a hearing to decide whether to throw out his conviction.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

Judges hear appeal from victim's family in Adnan Syed case

Adnan Syed, whose murder case rose to prominence through the hit podcast “Serial,” appeared in court Thursday in Maryland, where a three-judge panel considered whether the victim’s family experienced improper treatment when a Baltimore court overturned Syed’s conviction last year, allowing his release after more than two decades behind bars

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023