Conviction vacated, new trial granted for Adnan Syed of "Serial"
Source: Baltimore Sun
A Baltimore judge has vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular "Serial" podcast that explored his case, and granted his request for a new trial.
The order from retired Judge Martin Welch was handed down in an order Thursday afternoon. Syed has been serving a life sentence since being convicted in 2000 of killing ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a Woodlawn High School classmate, and burying her body in Leakin Park.
Welch wrote in his opinion that Syed's trial attorney "rendered ineffective assistance when she failed to cross-examine the state's expert regarding the reliability of cell tower location evidence."
Syed's attorney, C. Justin Brown, broke word of the judge's ruling on Twitter. "WE WON A NEW TRIAL FOR ADNAN SYED! #FreeAdnan," he wrote.
Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-adnan-syed-new-trial-20160630-story.html
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