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Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Adnan Syed After Prison Release Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Adnan Syed After Prison Release
Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Adnan Syed After Prison Release Prosecutors have dropped charges against 41-year-old Adnan Syed after a judge vacated his sentence for the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee after it was ruled that the state violated a legal obligation to provide critical evidence that could have helped Syed's defense, reports WTOP. Syed had served over two decades in prison for the murder that he always maintained his innocence on, and was released in September and placed on home detention after his conviction was vacated, with the state having 30 days to seek a new trial date or dismiss the case, the outlet continues. Defense attorney Erica Su…

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Family of Hae Min Lee Will File Appeal After Adnan Syed's Historic Prison Release Family of Hae Min Lee Will File Appeal After Adnan Syed's Historic Prison Release
Family of Hae Min Lee Will File Appeal After Adnan Syed's Historic Prison Release The family of Hae Min Lee has announced that they are intending to file an appeal against a judge's recent ruling releasing Adnan Syed from prison after the Baltimore State's Attorney's Office filed a motion to vacate Syed's conviction and grant him a new trial following the discovery of new evidence, reports Fox Baltimore. The Lee family is stating that their right to meaningfully participate in the hearing on the motion to vacate Syed's conviction was violated, and that they feel "betrayed" by prosecutors who insisted on pressing that Syed was responsible for Hae Min Lee's death, continues…

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by Annie DeVoe