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Adnan Syed Resentenced to Probation in 1999 Murder Case

The subject of the 'Serial' podcast will serve five years of supervised probation after spending 23 years in prison for the killing of Hae Min Lee.

FILE - Adnan Syed and his mother Shamim Rahman talk with reporters as they arrive at Maryland's Supreme Court in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Adnan Syed had his murder conviction overturned and is released after prosecutors raised doubts about his guilty finding because of the revelation of alternative suspects in the homicide and unreliable evidence used against him at trial.

Overview

  • Adnan Syed, convicted in 2000 for the murder of Hae Min Lee, was formally resentenced to time served plus five years of supervised probation under Maryland's Juvenile Restoration Act.
  • Judge Jennifer Schiffer denied Syed's request for unsupervised probation but allowed him to travel to Washington, D.C., and Virginia for work and family obligations.
  • Syed's conviction was vacated in 2022 due to prosecutorial concerns over unreliable evidence but was later reinstated in 2023 following a procedural appeal by the victim's family.
  • The Maryland Supreme Court's 2024 ruling emphasized the victim's family's right to participate in legal proceedings, setting a new precedent for victims' rights in the state.
  • Hae Min Lee's family expressed gratitude for the court's decisions and described the resentencing as the conclusion of a long legal battle spanning over two decades.