A Maryland appeals court has upheld a ruling granting a new trial to a man whose conviction in the murder of his high school sweetheart became the subject of the popular podcast Serial. (THR / AP)
The Special Appeals Court’s ruling says that Adnan Syed’s Sixth Amendment right to “effective assistance of counsel” was violated by his original lawyer’s failure to investigate a potential alibi witness. Serial was able to track down that witness. (Mashable)
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