MARYLAND APPELLATE COURT TO HEAR SYED APPEAL

The Appellate Court of Maryland is scheduled to consider an appeal by the family of Hae Min Lee regarding the overturning of Adnan Syed’s murder conviction. The three-judge panel is set to hear oral arguments this morning after the family filed a brief in December claiming they did not receive appropriate notice to participate in the process that led to his release. Young Lee is asking the court to order a redo the hearing so he and his lawyer can attend. Syed spent 20-years in prison for the 1999 killing of ex-girlfriend before the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office dropped all charges and released him in September. His case gained national attention after it was featured on the true-crime podcast “Serial.”