The Maryland Court of Appeals goes beyond the letter of the law to give Syed another chance. Will it be enough to exonerate him? Adnan Syed’s new day in court will be longer than twelve episodes of Serial. Thanks to an extremely broad remand from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the enigmatic podcast star’s new attorneys will have wide latitude to introduce new evidence, new witnesses, and new testimony. It’s not a new trial, but it’s more than Syed could’ve hoped for—and surely would not have happened without last year’s phenomenally popular podcast. Listeners to that podcast know Syed as a charming, enigmatic young man who may or may not have strangled his ex-girlfriend to death in...
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