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Become a member WAS IT THE NISHA CALL Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer at the center of Serial, gets a new day in court Courtesy of Serial Previously, on Serial.

By Frida Garza November 7, 2015 This article is more than 2 years old.

A Baltimore judge has granted a motion to hear new evidence in the case against Adnan Syed, the man convicted of the 1999 murder of his high school classmate and ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

The case was dissected in the first season of the popular podcast Serial.

The court order (pdf) granted today (Nov.

Syed gets a brand new trial.

Rather, the court will only hear new evidence regarding Sayeds whereabouts on the day of the murder Serial listeners might remember that Syeds lawyer failed to contact Asia McClain as a potential alibi witnessalong with new evidence questioning the reliability of cell tower data that had been presented in the case.

During Syeds trial, the prosecution used cell tower records to argue that Syed made calls from the location where Lees body was found.

Judge Martin P. Welch wrote that the court was authorized to reopen the post-conviction proceedings in the case if it determines that reopening the matter is in the interests of justice.

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