"...over a decade ago. In a new filing Tuesday evening, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates withdrew a motion to vacate Syed’s conviction filed in 2022 by previous state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby, saying the original motion contains 'false and misleading statements.'... Syed was convicted in 2000 for the 1999 murder of his then-high school classmate and ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee... Last August, the Maryland Supreme Court upheld a lower appellate court’s decision to reinstate Syed’s conviction, ruling that the rights of Lee’s family were violated because her official representative, her brother Young Lee, was not properly notified of the 2022 hearing to vacate the conviction...."
From "Baltimore prosecutors give up fight to vacate Adnan Syed’s murder conviction ahead of hearing to reduce his prison sentence" (CNN).
My sense of the story is that Marilyn Mosby decided, based on social justice concerns, the Syed had not had a fair trial, and had been railroaded by the state because he was a Muslim. Or at least was willing to say so to get publicity. I suppose it's possible, but I don't think there's much evidence for it. Without Mosby in the picture, the state doesn't feel compelled to pursue this argument.
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