Key takeaways:
- The Lee family has asked an appellate court to redo a hearing that vacated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction.
- Young Lee, Hae Min Lee’s brother, requested a redo of the hearing, arguing that he didn’t have enough notice to attend in person.
- The court did not immediately issue a ruling on the Lee family’s request, but indicated it would issue a written opinion in the near future.
The family of Hae Min Lee, the Baltimore high schooler whose 1999 killing was investigated on the popular podcast “Serial”, has asked an appellate court to redo a hearing that vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed. Attorneys for the Lee family argued in court documents that prosecutors and the circuit court that overturned Syed’s conviction violated the brother’s rights.
Syed was accused of killing the teenager and served more than 20 years in prison before a judge vacated his conviction in a September hearing, leading to Syed’s release. Young Lee, Hae Min Lee’s brother, requested a redo of that hearing, arguing in part that he didn’t have enough notice to attend in person.
On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the Appellate Court of Maryland heard arguments from both sides of the case. Attorneys for the Lee family asked the court to reinstate Syed’s conviction in the meantime, while the court considers their request for a redo of the hearing.
The panel did not immediately issue a ruling on the Lee family’s request. However, the court did indicate that it would issue a written opinion in the near future.
The case of Adnan Syed has been closely followed since the debut of the “Serial” podcast in 2014. It has sparked a national conversation about the criminal justice system and the reliability of eyewitness testimony. The outcome of the Lee family’s appeal will be closely watched as the case continues to unfold.
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