The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office on Wednesday filed a motion in court to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction.
The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office on Wednesday filed a motion in court to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction, opening up the possibility of a new trial in Maryland.
Other information has since come to light leading some to doubt whether Syed was ever, in fact, guilty. "To be clear, the State is not asserting, at this time, that Mr. Syed is innocent," The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office said in a statement Wednesday."While the investigation remains ongoing when considering the totality of the circumstances, the State lacks confidence in the integrity of the conviction and requests that Mr. Syed be afforded a new trial."
Syed's team claims one of the potential suspects previously threatened to kill and make Lee disappear. The defense adds there is documentation that may provide that person's motive. Both 'alternate' suspects reportedly had prior convictions for violent crimes against women, according to Syed's lawyers. Lee's car, they say, had been found behind the home of one of those suspect's family members.
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