But on the other hand, if they feel like they’ve got the evidence, and they feel like they have a strong case, why don’t they just retry it?” Brown told Rolling Stone. “On one hand, they lost, so their instinct is to appeal. “The state’s responsibility remains to pursue justice, and to defend what it believes is a valid conviction.”ĭefense attorney Brown has said that he expects the state’s Attorney’s Office to appeal, though he questions why they would want to “draw it out.” “It is the continued desire of the Attorney General to seek justice in the murder of Hae Min Lee,” the office said in a statement.
Last night, the state’s Attorney released a short statement about Welch’s decision, and indicated that they intend to appeal the ruling, potentially preventing the new trial from taking place. Judge Welch also agreed that Gutierrez acted unreasonably by failing to contact potential alibi Asia McClain, but said this wasn’t the reason he vacated the conviction, writing that Syed did not prove that calling McClain to the stand would have created a reasonable probability of a different verdict. The short story is this: Welch found that Syed’s trial attorney, the late Cristina Gutierrez, didn’t challenge the reliability of some potentially faulty cell-phone tower evidence – what the judge called the “foundation” of the state’s case – a mistake so egregious that it violated Syed’s right to effective counsel. Judge Welch’s 59-page opinion breaks down his decisions on the issues raised by Syed’s defense attorneys, Justin Brown and Chris Nieto, in their appeal. Welch, who presided over Syed’s post-conviction relief hearing in February, vacated his conviction and granted him a new trial. He tells them Adnan showed him Hae's body.Yesterday, Adnan Syed, whose conviction and life sentence for the murder of his high-school girlfriend was the focus of the first season of the hit podcast Serial, got the news he had been waiting to hear for over 16 years – Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Martin P.
She says Jay told her that Adnan killed Haeįebruary 28th - Jay's first interview with detectives. She says she doesn't know anythingįebruary 27th - Jen goes back to the detectives. January 13th - Hae goes Missing After Schoolįebruary 9th - A guy stopping to take a leak in a city park finds Hae's body in the woodsįebruary 12th - An anonymous caller tells police to look at Adnan as a suspectįebruary 18th - Detectives subpoena Adnan's cell phone recordsįebruary 26th - Detectives talk to Jen. Will was never contracted by police or attorneys)Ħ:00pm to 8:00pm - Adnan and Jay Bury the Body in Leakin Park (After getting Jay's shovels and moving Hae's car Jay and Adnan drove to Leakin park to bury Hae's bodyĨ:05pm - Jay pages Jen to pick him up from The Westview Mall At the trial, Jay dropped this from his story)Ħ:00pm - Jay Picks up Adnan from Track (According to Jay's statement, Adnan was with his friend, Will. They were at Patapsco Valley State Park for 20 to 30 minutes. They call Patrick at 3:59pm)Ĥ:00pm - Jay and Adnan smoke weed at "The Cliffs" (They discuss the murder and where to hide the body. He later changes the story, saying they were at a friend's house)ġ2:00pm - Jay and Adnan go to the Mall (Adnan leaves his car and phone with Jay)Ģ:36pm - Adnan Calls Jay from a Pay Phone (Jay picks up Adnan from the Best Buy parking lot)ģ:00pm - Jay and Adnan Drive Hae's car to the I-70 Park-And-Goģ:21pm to 4:00pm - Jay and Adnan Buy Weed at Forest Park (Jay calls Jenn to see if Patrick, his dealer, is at home. Unlike the rest of Adnan's friends called that day, Jay had no connection to Nisha)Ĥ:27pm - Call to Adnan (Jay says this call occurred as he dropped Adnan at practice, but the cell tower it pings is not near the high school)ĥ:38pm - Call to Krista (The call pinged a cell tower near to where Adnan and Jay left Hae's car)Ħ:24pm - The Police Call Adnan Looking for Hae (Jay says they were getting food when the police called. He says he left between 3:45 and 4:15pm)Ģ:25pm - Hae Bought Food at the Concession Stand (On the way to her car, Hae told a friend she had to get her cousin from school then meet Don at the mall)ģ:32pm - Call to Nisha (Jay says they are at Forest Park golf course, but the call pings the cell tower near the Best Buy. Time Unknown - Jay Drops Adnan Back at School (Adnan is seen with Hae in last-period psychology class. 12:00pm - Jay and Adnan Go to the Mall (Adnan leaves his car and phone with Jay)