Court Agrees To Review Decision To Reopen ‘Serial’ Case

BALTIMORE (AP/CBS Local) — Maryland’s highest court will review a decision to reopen a high-profile case for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”
Earlier this year, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ordered a new trial for Adnan Syed, upholding a 2016 lower court ruling. But the state’s top court has now agreed to consider whether Syed’s murder conviction should be reinstated.
A Thursday court document says the case wil