How "The Case Against Adnan Syed" Differs From "Serial" Podcast

One of Adnan Syed's astir vocal supporters is speaking retired and celebrating his legal victory. 

Just 1 time aft a Baltimore justice vacated the 41-year-old's conviction for the 1999 execution of his erstwhile woman Hae Min Lee, Serial podcast big Sarah Koenig reacted to the courtroom ruling successful a caller episode. 

"I was successful the courtroom for the hearing," Sarah shared successful the Sept. 20 episode of her existent transgression podcast. "At the beginning, Young Lee, the member of Hae Min Lee whose execution was astir to beryllium unsolved, spoke via zoom straight to justice Melissa Phinn. Young Lee tried to support it together, but helium couldn't. He besides told the justice helium believes successful the justness system. He's not against a caller investigation. He said to Judge Phinn, ‘Make the close decision.'" 

Ultimately, the tribunal ruled that prosecutors made a compelling statement that Adnan's condemnation was flawed. According to NBC News, the justice stated that the authorities violated its ineligible work to stock grounds that could person supported Adnan's defense.

"The pent up strain of years worthy of rage and vexation abruptly loosed connected the sidewalk spilling onto Calvert Street," she said. "Adnan and I person talked connected and disconnected implicit the years. More recently, it seemed similar helium was trying to tamp down his hopes, not get up of himself."

As for wherefore the justice made specified a large decision, Sarah had her theories.

"You mightiness beryllium asking what connected world happened," she said connected her podcast. "I've spent the past fewer days trying to understand…The prosecutors contiguous are not saying Adnan is innocent. They stopped abbreviated of exonerating him. Instead, they're saying that backmost successful 1999, we didn't analyse this lawsuit thoroughly enough. We relied connected grounds we shouldn't person and we broke the rules erstwhile we prosecuted. This wasn't an honorable conviction."

After the judge's decision, Steve Kelly, who represents the Lee family, released a connection to People detailing his clients' symptom astir the full ordeal.

"For much than 20 years, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office has told the household of Hae Min Lee that their beloved girl and sister was murdered by Adnan Syed," his connection read. "One week ago, for the archetypal time, the household was informed that, done a year-long probe that is seemingly inactive ongoing, the authorities had uncovered caller facts and would beryllium filing a question to vacate Mr. Syed's conviction.

"For much than 20 years, nary 1 has wanted to cognize the information astir who killed Hae Min Lee much than her family," the connection continued. "The Lee household is profoundly disappointed that today's proceeding happened truthful rapidly and that they were denied the tenable announcement that would person permitted them to person a meaningful dependable successful the proceedings."