aryland’s second-highest court has upheld a judge’s ruling overturning the murder conviction of “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed.
The decision remands the case back to Circuit Court, granting Syed a new trial there.
The ruling could be appealed to the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, which would mean many more months before Syed finds out whether his conviction will remain or if he will get a new trial.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh’s office said that it is “currently reviewing today’s decision to determine next steps.”
C. Justin Brown, Syed’s attorney, said he would be having a news conference Thursday afternoon.
In writing the Court of Special Appeals opinion, which was released Thursday at 1 p.m., Chief Judge Patrick L. Woodward wrote that a “deficient performance” by Syed’s attorney during his initial trial — namely, her failure to call a witness named Asia McClain — “prejudiced Syed’s defense.”
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