Adnan Syed, the subject of the insanely popular podcast Serial, is requesting a new trial.
The 34-year-old Baltimore native is serving a life sentence for the 1999 death of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Syed gained national recognition after reporter Sarah Koenig started investigating the case several years prior, and eventually broadcasting her findings on a weekly podcast.
Syed’s appeal was granted last month after two previous requests for appeal were denied. His current lawyers Justin Brown and Kasha Lesse blame Syed’s incarceration on his late lawyer, Christina Gutierrez.
In their brief, the pair argued, “The errors committed by trial counsel were of such a fundamental nature that Syed must be given a new trial” and further mentioned that the testimony of a key prosecutorial witness “was riddled with inconsistencies.”
We’re looking at YOU, Jay.
