Adnan Syed's Murder Conviction Reinstated by Maryland Appellate Court.

Adnan Syed's murder conviction and sentence have been reinstated by a Maryland court due to a violation of the victim's family's right to attend the hearing on the motion to vacate. The court opinion calls for a new hearing where the Lee family is given sufficient notice to attend in person. The victim's family was not given enough notice to attend the hearing remotely, which violated their right to attend the proceeding in person. A dissenting opinion argued that the notice given was sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the law. Syed was accused of killing Hae Min Lee in 1999 and was subject of the popular podcast, "Serial."