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After some of the strangest post-conviction twists in US legal history, the Supreme Court of Maryland has just reinstated Serial killer Adnan Syed\u2019s conviction for the murder of his high school ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee 25 years ago. We begin by revisiting Matt\u2019s first-ever legal podcasting deep dive with Thomas on Serious Inquiries Only\xa0(SIO354) shortly after Syed\u2019s conviction was initially reinstated by the Maryland Appellate Court last April. How accurate were his predictions for what Maryland\u2019s highest court would do with this, as well as for the fallout which might follow if a new team of prosecutors were to be required to go before a new judge to actually\xa0present the evidence\xa0upon which they claimed to have brought the motion which freed Syed?\xa0

Matt then briefly breaks down the Supreme Court of Maryland\u2019s lengthy decision and explains why this is one of the strongest statements for victims rights ever made by any US state court. What are the odds of the prosecution now bringing a legitimate motion for a new trial? Why doesn\u2019t Adnan Syed have to return to prison now that officially once more stands convicted of first-degree murder? And would we even be here at all if a man who has spent the last 25 years lying about a murder that he committed with his bare hands at the age of 17 hadn\u2019t been introduced to a massive international audience by the only podcast your mother has ever listened to?\xa0

Maryland Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Adnan Syed v. Young Lee as Victim\u2019s Representative (9/3/24)

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