Posted on 03/10/2025 2:56:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Adnan Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of “Serial” podcast listeners, will remain free — even though his murder conviction still stands, a Baltimore judge ruled on Thursday.
Judge Jennifer Schiffer agreed to reduce Syed’s sentence to time served under a relatively new state law that provides a pathway to release for people convicted of crimes committed when they were minors. The judge ruled that he will be on supervised probation for five years.
“After considering the entire record, the court concludes that the Defendant is not a danger to the public and that the interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence,” Schiffer wrote in the decision. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys told Schiffer that Syed, now 43, doesn’t pose a risk to public safety. Lee’s brother and mother urged the judge to uphold his life sentence.
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MAYBE SOME STREET JUSTICE NEEDS TO HAPPEN???
To both the perp and the judge
Judge Jennifer
Am I wrong, or wasn’t Billy the Kid a minor also?
He was 14 when he committed his first crime, and he died when he was 21.
+1
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