![]() In the episode, it is revealed that Feldman has deemed the mobile phone evidence as unreliable. The mobile phone evidence has been deemed unreliable Podcaster Sarah Koenig, the creator of 'Serial', is seen behind Maryland state's attorney for Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby, after a judge overturned Syed's conviction and set him free pending a new trial. This is a legal misdemeanour known as a Brady violation, which has played a role in the state’s motion to vacate Syed’s conviction.Īt trial, this generally “occurs when a prosecutor fails to provide a defendant or criminal defence attorneys with any evidence that is favourable or helpful to a defendant’s case,” according to Shouse Law Group. The Brady violation is explainedīack in 1999, the two suspects were never named to the defence. “Baltimore City Police say they will assign someone back on to the case and that they will try to talk to the two suspects identified by Feldman,” Koenig says. One suspect has a motive they were heard saying they would "make her disappear.”Īt the time, one suspect was investigated and underwent a polygraph test, the other was looked into “but not vigorously”. They are not named in the podcast, but are known to Koenig, who explains that both suspects were named by witnesses in 1999. One of the major revelations in the podcast and Feldman’s findings are two more suspects, who were known to the police in 1999. ![]() The request was taken to Becky Feldman, the chief of the sentencing review unit for the prosecutor’s office, who is a key player in the progress in Syed’s ongoing legal battles, and therefore the episode.įeldman reviews the case, going over original evidence, but Koenig explains had “a hard time answering what should be a simple question, ‘What’s Adnan Syed’s level of culpability in this crime?’”Īdnan Syed of 'Serial' podcast leaves court 3. ![]() The law came into effect on October 1, and the following day Syed’s current lawyer Erica Suter took his case to the Baltimore City State Attorney’s Office. ![]() One element of the law dictates that anyone who has served 20 years in prison for a crime committed as a juvenile can petition for a reduced sentence. Last year, a new law came into effect in Maryland, the Juvenile Restoration Act. A new Maryland law plays a major roleĪdnan Syed as a teenager, when he was convicted of the murder of Hae Min Lee. Prosecutors have 30 days from Syed’s release to decide if they intend to pursue a new trial against him. “Instead they’re saying, ‘Back in 1999, we didn’t investigate this case thoroughly enough.’” “The prosecutors today are not saying Adnan is innocent, they stop short of exonerating him,” Koenig says. While Syed is out of prison for now, his sentencing has not been entirely overturned. The day after his release, a special episode of the podcast was released, a 13th episode for the first season, titled Adnan Is Out.Īdnan Syed, centre right, leaves the courthouse after the hearing on September 19. Twenty-three years on, Syed, now 41, is out of prison, and the podcast played a pivotal role. Hosted by journalist Sarah Koenig, the popularity of the podcast created renewed interest in the case of the Pakistani-American Syed, who was 18 when he was found guilty of the murder of his high school ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a crime he was accused of committing at age 17. ![]() A new episode of Serial has been released, the hit podcast that first shone a light on Adnan Syed’s case in 2014. ![]()
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