‘Serial’ Subject Adnan Syed’s Convictions Reinstated (2)

Adnan Syed, the subject of the 2014 hit podcast “Serial,” saw his conviction reinstated as the brother of murder victim Hae Min Lee won an appeal vacating a Baltimore court’s decision to release him from prison.

Syed has maintained his innocence after being convicted in 2000 of murdering Lee, his ex-girlfriend, and Maryland prosecutors moved to vacate his convictions and life sentence after an investigation found undisclosed evidence in support of alternate suspects. His counsel on Tuesday quickly pledged to take the case to the state’s highest court.

Lee’s brother appealed after the circuit court vacated the convictions, alleging the ...