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Adnan Syed will not serve more prison time for Hae Min Lee's 1999 murder, judge rules

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Adnan Syed was convicted in 2000 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend and high school classmate Hae Min Lee .

The case gained national attention when it was featured in the "Serial" podcast in 2014 .

Syed, now 43 , has been out of prison since 2022 after his original conviction was vacated.

In 2016 , a Maryland appeals court said they would reinstate his murder conviction.

In 2024 , the Maryland Supreme Court reinstates Syed 's conviction.

Syed remained out of prison since being released in 2022 .

As the court considered resentencing in 2025 , Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates withdrew a motion to vacate his murder conviction.

Bates said his predecessor, Mosby , had "false and misleading statements that undermine the integrity of the judicial process".

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