Adnan Syed's Murder Conviction Reinstated by Maryland Appeals Court in 'Serial' Case.
Adnan Syed's murder conviction has been reinstated by a Maryland appeals court after a lower court violated the victim's family's right to attend a hearing on vacating the conviction. Syed, who was the subject of the "Serial" podcast, had his conviction tossed out by a circuit court and the Baltimore County state attorney's office dropped charges before he was set free last fall. The appellate court panel voted 2-1 to reinstate the conviction, and a new hearing has been ordered. Syed's attorney plans to appeal the decision to the state's highest court.