Adnan Syed's murder conviction on hold for now, as Maryland Supreme Court considers appeal

by BRIAN WITTE Associated Press

Fri, May 26th 2023, 12:47 AM UTC

FILE - Adnan Syed, center right, leaves the courthouse after a hearing on Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore. Maryland's highest court issued an order on Thursday, May 25, 2023, that prevents the reinstatement of Syed's murder conviction by a lower court, while the Supreme Court of Maryland decides whether to hear his appeal. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

Adnan Syed, center, the man whose legal saga spawned the hit podcast "Serial," exits the Cummings Courthouse a free man after a Baltimore judge overturned his conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee, Monday, Sept, 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Adnan Syed, center, leaves the Cummings Courthouse, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore. A judge has ordered the release of Syed after overturning his conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

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FILE - Adnan Syed, center right, leaves the courthouse after a hearing on Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore. Maryland's highest court issued an order on Thursday, May 25, 2023, that prevents the reinstatement of Syed's murder conviction by a lower court, while the Supreme Court of Maryland decides whether to hear his appeal. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

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