US EditionJudge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in ‘Serial’ podcast case
- Adnan Syed, whose murder case was featured in the 'Serial' podcast, was re-sentenced to the 20-plus years he has already served for his 2000 conviction, plus five years of probation.
- Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer determined that Syed is not a danger to the public and that the interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
- Syed served 23 years in prison before his conviction was vacated in 2022, but his murder conviction was reinstated in March 2023 after the Maryland Appellate Court found the circuit court violated the rights of Hae Min Lee's brother.
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'Serial' podcast subject Adnan Syed resentenced to probation after murder conviction in 2000
Adnan Syed on Friday was formally resentenced to five years probation after the judge ruled he shouldn't return to prison for a life sentence for the murder of his high school girlfriend found dead in Baltimore in 1999.
Adnan Syed: Judge finally brings close to long-running case with numerous legal twists and turns
ANNAPOLIS, Md. A Maryland judge formally sentenced Adnan Syed on Friday to the time he's already served in prison, appearing to finally bring to a close a long-running case with numerous legal twists and turns that received worldwide attention from the true-crime podcast Serial.Judge Jennifer Schiffer had already decided that Syed would remain free in a written ruling last week, even though his conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 19…
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Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in 'Serial' podcast case
A Maryland judge has formally sentenced Adnan Syed to the time he’s already served in prison. The modified sentence on Friday appears to conclude a long-running legal case that received worldwide attention in the “Serial” podcast.
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Adnan Syed to formally be re-sentenced after judge ruled no more prison time for 1999 murder
By Adam Thompson, Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Adnan Syed will be formally re-sentenced on Friday, March 14, just over a week after a judge ruled he should not serve any more prison time for the murder conviction of Hae Min Lee, his high school girlfriend who was found dead in Baltimore’s Leakin Park in 1999. Syed, whose murder case was highlighted in the first season of the true-crime p…
Baltimore judge imposes reduced sentence for Adnan Syed to time served
A Maryland judge formally sentenced Adnan Syed on Friday to the time he’s already served in prison, appearing to finally bring to a close a long-running case with numerous legal twists and turns that received worldwide attention from the true-crime podcast “Serial.” Judge Jennifer Schiffer had already decided that Syed would remain free in a written ruling last week, even though his conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 1999 when they…
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