Adnan Syed retrial ruling disappoints family of victim in 'Serial' case

Published July 5, 2016 This content is archived.

An article in The New York Times about the decision by a Maryland judge to grant a new trial to “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed in the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend quotes Charles P. Ewing, professor of law, who was interviewed in the podcast. “The state now has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty, and that is much more difficult after 15-plus years,” he said. “Some of the evidence is no longer available, witnesses will be unavailable, evidence is stale and people’s memories are not the same after that period of time.” The article also appeared on MSN.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/adnan-syed-retrial-hae-min-lee-family-disappointed-retrial.html?_r=0

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/victim%E2%80%99s-family-%E2%80%98disappointed%E2%80%99-by-adnan-syed%E2%80%99s-retrial/ar-AAhU305