Court reinstates Syed’s conviction in ‘Serial’ murder case

By Brian Witte and Lea Skene | Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan Syed’s release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held. Though Syed’s conviction has been reinstated, he will not be taken back into custody. In a 2-1 decision, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled the state’s law...