Appeal Of Adnan Syed Returns To Court

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland Court of Special Appeals will hear oral arguments in the appeals cases related to Adnan Syed in the coming week.

Syed was sentenced to life in prison in 2000 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee while they were teenagers attending Woodlawn High School.

The podcast "Serial" cast doubt on Syed's guilt, bringing to light unreliable cell phone data and an alibi witness never called to the stand.

Syed petitioned his case and was granted an appeal in 2015. Judge Martin P. Welch vacated Syed's conviction in June 2016. However, he has not been granted bail.

The arguments related to the appeal will be heard at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in Annapolis.

Syed will not be present at the hearing, and no witness testimony will be presented, officials said Wednesday.

A decision will be filed in the form of a written opinion at a later date, at some point after the June 8 hearing.

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