After over two decades, Baltimore prosecutors have dropped all charges against Adnan Syed following his recent release from prison. The subject of the first season of Sarah Koenig's "Serial" podcast had his murder conviction in the case of the 1999 killing of Baltimore Woodlawn High School student Hae Min Lee vacated on Sept. 19, ABC News reported. Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Sentencing Review Unit (Sru) Chief Becky Feldman had filed a motion on Sept. 14 announcing they would file for the conviction to be vacated and for Syed to potentially receive a new trial.
"Since the inception of my administration, my prosecutors have been sworn to not only aggressively advocate on behalf of the victims of crime, but in the pursuit of justice, - when the evidence exists- to correct the wrongs of the past where doubt is evident," said Mosby in a Sept. 14 statement. "For that reason, after...
"Since the inception of my administration, my prosecutors have been sworn to not only aggressively advocate on behalf of the victims of crime, but in the pursuit of justice, - when the evidence exists- to correct the wrongs of the past where doubt is evident," said Mosby in a Sept. 14 statement. "For that reason, after...
- 10/11/2022
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
After serving 23 years, Adnan Syed will soon be a free man.
Syed, whose case was the subject of 2014 podcast “Serial,” was convicted of murdering his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. A Maryland judge overturned his murder conviction on September 19, 2022.
According to the New York Times, Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over the ruling after state prosecutors filed a motion last week asking the court to overturn Syed’s 2000 murder conviction, citing new information “concerning the possible involvement of two alternative suspects.” Syed has been serving a life sentence since his conviction.
The judge gave prosecutors 30 days to move to a new trial or drop the case against Syed, who was sentenced to serve home detention in the interim.
The legal parties also “have identified significant reliability issues regarding the most critical pieces of evidence at trial.” Syed is now 41 years old and has maintained his innocence throughout...
Syed, whose case was the subject of 2014 podcast “Serial,” was convicted of murdering his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. A Maryland judge overturned his murder conviction on September 19, 2022.
According to the New York Times, Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over the ruling after state prosecutors filed a motion last week asking the court to overturn Syed’s 2000 murder conviction, citing new information “concerning the possible involvement of two alternative suspects.” Syed has been serving a life sentence since his conviction.
The judge gave prosecutors 30 days to move to a new trial or drop the case against Syed, who was sentenced to serve home detention in the interim.
The legal parties also “have identified significant reliability issues regarding the most critical pieces of evidence at trial.” Syed is now 41 years old and has maintained his innocence throughout...
- 9/19/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson and Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion to overturn Adnan Syed's conviction. More than 20 years after Syed was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend and high school classmate, Hae Min Lee, Baltimore City state's attorney Marilyn Mosby and chief of the Sentencing Review Unit, Becky Feldman, have announced they've taken the steps to request a new trial and vacate his conviction after a year-long investigation. According to a Sept. 14 press release, their year-long inspection revealed "undisclosed and newly-developed information regarding two alternative suspects, as well as unreliable cell phone tower...
- 9/15/2022
- E! Online
Mwm Universe and Frolic Media, a media brand for Romance fans, have joined to form Frolic Podcast Network.
The network launches Monday featuring 13 of the most popular romance-centric podcasts .Frolic’s podcast network is the first project that falls under a new overall deal with Mwm Universe to develop and produce diversified, story-driven media experiences that cater to Romance fans. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Mwm is a media and entertainment company founded by producer Gigi Pritzker in partnership with Clint Kisker. Mwm consists of four individually branded operating divisions: Mwm Studios, Mwm Immersive, Mwm Live, and Mwm Universe. Frolic Media was founded by Romance fans Lisa Berger and Sarah Penna, It has a community of over 100,000 people across its platforms and 10 million in its influencer network.
The Frolic Podcast Network covers the many genres of Romance in literature and pop culture. Frolic Media is partnering with Mwm Universe to distribute,...
The network launches Monday featuring 13 of the most popular romance-centric podcasts .Frolic’s podcast network is the first project that falls under a new overall deal with Mwm Universe to develop and produce diversified, story-driven media experiences that cater to Romance fans. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Mwm is a media and entertainment company founded by producer Gigi Pritzker in partnership with Clint Kisker. Mwm consists of four individually branded operating divisions: Mwm Studios, Mwm Immersive, Mwm Live, and Mwm Universe. Frolic Media was founded by Romance fans Lisa Berger and Sarah Penna, It has a community of over 100,000 people across its platforms and 10 million in its influencer network.
The Frolic Podcast Network covers the many genres of Romance in literature and pop culture. Frolic Media is partnering with Mwm Universe to distribute,...
- 10/20/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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