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A Maryland court reinstates Adnan Syed's conviction and orders a new hearing

His conviction has been reinstated, but he will not be taken back into custody. An appellate court said another court did not give the victim's family enough time to attend a hearing in person.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial" enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held.

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