Maryland court overturns murder conviction for Serial's Adnan Syed

Adnan Syed.

Adnan Syed, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2000 for the alleged murder of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, has had his conviction overturned by Maryland's second-highest court, The Baltimore Sun reports. The case was the topic of the first season of the podcast Serial, in which Syed maintains he is innocent and was wrongfully convicted.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.