Nation Mar 06 Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ case stays free after judge decides on time served for murder conviction By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, Associated Press
Nation Mar 28 Court reinstates Adnan Syed murder conviction in ‘Serial’ case A Maryland appellate court reinstated Adnan Syed's murder conviction and ordered a new hearing in the case, marking the latest development in the protracted legal odyssey chronicled in the podcast "Serial."… By Brian Witte, Lea Skene, Associated Press
Nation Oct 11 Watch 7:02 News Wrap: Biden reevaluating relations with Saudi Arabia after oil production cut In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House confirmed President Biden is reevaluating relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC cut oil production, the Supreme Court heard arguments on requirements that pork sold in California must meet animal cruelty standards regardless…
Nation Oct 11 Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed Emily Witty, a spokeswoman for the city of Baltimore's state’s attorney's office, said in an email that her office had dropped its case against Syed and would release further details about its decision later Tuesday. By Brian Witte, Associated Press
Nation Sep 20 Watch 6:58 Adnan Syed’s attorney talks about his release, what it says about criminal justice system After 23 years in prison, Adnan Syed was released Monday with a cheering crowd of supporters to greet him. A judge vacated his sentence after the state’s attorney for Baltimore said the original prosecutors did not turn over evidence that… By Lisa Desjardins
Sep 19 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Taliban frees American in prisoner swap, judge orders release of Adnan Syed In our news wrap Monday, the Taliban freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in a prisoner swap, a judge in Pakistan ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Russian fire hit close to another nuclear power… Continue watching
Sep 19 Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, to be released from prison By Brian Witte, Associated Press The case received widespread attention in 2014 when "Serial" focused on Lee's killing and raised doubts about some of the evidence prosecutors had used. Continue reading
Nov 25 Justices reject bid for new trial for Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcast case By Mark Sherman, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Syed is serving a life sentence after he was convicted in 2000 of killing 17-year-old Hae Min Lee and burying her body in a Baltimore park. Continue reading
Mar 08 Court denies new murder trial for ‘Serial’ podcast’s Adnan Syed By Brian Witte, Associated Press In a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Adnan Syed's legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed that the deficiency prejudiced the case. Continue reading
Mar 31 What’s next for ‘Serial’s’ Adnan Syed? By Rhana Natour An appeals court this week ruled that Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit true crime podcast “Serial, should be granted a retrial. Here's what that means. Continue reading