Adnan Syed: Judge overturns murder conviction featured in Serial podcast

Syed was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999

A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning his conviction for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee - a case chronicled in the hit podcast Serial.

Ruling that the state violated its legal obligation to share exculpatory evidence with Syed's defense, the circuit court judge, Melissa Phinn, ordered Syed placed on home detention with GPS monitoring. Phinn also gave the state 30 days to decide whether to seek a new trial or dismiss the case.