Last week, Maryland’s Supreme Court reinstated Adnan Syed’s convictions in a ruling but said he will remain free while his case returns to Baltimore Circuit Court.
The order essentially restarts the process after the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office filed a motion to vacate Syed’s conviction for the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee.
Now, a new hearing will take place under the administration of a different state’s attorney, Ivan Bates, and be handled by a new prosecutor after Becky Feldman’s departure from the office. Bates, who took office in January, said while campaigning that he believed Syed’s conviction was flawed and he should be freed.
“We need some time to figure out what’s going on with this 185-page opinion,” Bates told reporters after the ruling.
Now that the state’s highest court has reinstated Syed’s convictions, should Bates pick up where his predecessor left off and seek to vacate Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder?
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