Maryland’s Court of Appeals has reinstated “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed’s conviction and will not grant him a new trial. The ruling comes two days before HBO will debut its new docuseries titled “The Case Against Adnan Syed.”
According to the ruling obtained by TheWrap, the Maryland Court of Appeals stated that Syed received “deficient performance” by his defense attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, but that the evidence still pointed towards Syed’s guilt.
The ruling stated that there was not “a significant or substantial possibility that the jury would have reached a different verdict had his trial counsel presented the alibi witness.”