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3rdEyeDeuteranopia t1_je239gy wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Maryland Court of Appeals reinstates Adnan Syed's murder conviction by nowhathappenedwas

There is no guarantee the conviction will be vacated this time. Mosby and Feldman are gone. The evidence now has to be presented in court with the statements why the evidence supports the decision.

It didn't happen with the original motion. There was a lot more wrong with it than just the Lees were not given enough notice to attend.

It's also not just that the Lees were not given sufficient notice prior to the hearing, it's that the real hearing already happened prior, with the evidence being shown in secret.

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Storied_Beginning t1_je2kvpp wrote

“If Syed’s case does return to a Baltimore courtroom, it will be handled by a new attorney — former prosecutor Becky Feldman has left the office — and under the administration of new State’s Attorney Ivan Bates. Bates took office in January but said while campaigning he believed Syed’s conviction was flawed and that Syed should be freed.“

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-apellate-court-reinstates-adnan-syed-conviction-sentence-20230328-decyzfjulbelrg3nvuygqtupwy-story.html

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3rdEyeDeuteranopia t1_je2lss9 wrote

That was back in 2017, when running against Thiru Vignarajah. In 2022, he ran to the right of Mosby and expressed being tougher on crime. The story made it seem like it was recent, but it's not. Things change a lot in 6 years.

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WebbityWebbs t1_je2vtb2 wrote

So just how much more tax payer dollars will the criminal (in)justice system waste to try to put someone back in prison, after he has been in prison for decades?

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3rdEyeDeuteranopia t1_je2wkkg wrote

It's not just about one case. It's about fixing systematic issues that were present in the Motion to Vacate Syed's conviction. It affects a lot more than just Adnan Syed. It's the original motion to vacate that has "wasted" tax payer dollars, not what is currently going on.

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oldcarfreddy t1_je4a58u wrote

I think you're just biased from an equally opposing perspective. You're ignoring that the basis for the vacate was grounded on prosecutorial misconduct that the court agreed with. Can't pretend to care about systemic issues then ignore that. That's disingenuous.

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WebbityWebbs t1_je2xqar wrote

Any attempt to retry the case would be the waste of taxpayer money, was my point.

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3rdEyeDeuteranopia t1_je2y7uy wrote

They may not have to retry the case. If a new motion to vacate fails, then Adnan Syed remains a convicted murderer.

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washington_jefferson t1_je3r36i wrote

I think Adnan is very guilty, always have. That said, he's done enough time in prison. It's time to move on. He does not strike me as a repeat offender. "Life imprisonment" sometimes means a 25 year sentence.

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