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Adnan Syed goes before Maryland Supreme Court facing 'specter of reincarceration,' his lawyers say
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Adnan Syed answers a question following a press conference at his family's home, Sept. 19, 2023, in Windsor Mill, Md. Arguments are set to begin Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Maryland's Supreme Court over Syed's appeal of a reinstatement of his murder conviction by the state's intermediate appellate court. - photo by Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP, file
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for Adnan Syed, who is now free after being imprisoned more than two decades ago for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, will once again be arguing to keep his freedom in a case known to millions by the true-crime podcast “Serial.” In a case fraught with legal twists and divided court rulings, arguments are set to begin Thursday in Maryland's Supreme Court. Syed's attorneys are appealing the reinstatement of his murder conviction by an appellate court, in a case that has broader ramification's for victim's rights as well as Syed's future.