Maryland Court Reinstates Adnan Syed’s Murder Conviction

Adnan Syed gets emotional as he speaks to reporters outside the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building after a hearing in Annapolis, Md., on Feb. 2, 2023. Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and ordered a new hearing in the case, marking the latest development in the protracted legal odyssey chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”

Though Syed’s conviction has been reinstated, he will not immediately be taken back into custody.