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On January 13th, 1999 in Baltimore, Maryland, a girl named Hae Min Lee was reported missing. Hae was a senior at Woodlawn High School. She was popular, she played field hockey and lacrosse, and she was an exceptional student. On February 9th, 1999, Hae’s body was discovered in Leakin Park; about an hour’s drive away from the high school. She was found behind a fallen tree, and her body was buried barely six inches in the ground. Manual strangulation was the cause of death. Adnan Syed was later arrested for first degree murder of Hae Min Lee. He also, was a Woodlawn High School student. He was popular, athletic, and an all-around mellow guy. He was also Hae’s ex-boyfriend at the time. Obviously, Adnan would be one of the first suspects. However, …show more content…

He tells the police that Adnan, did in fact, kill Hae. Jay also helped take her body to Leakin Park to help bury it; making Jay an accomplice. This was the police’s main lead in the entire investigation. The story seemed some what legit for the most part. Plus, it was the only thing they could really go on. Adnan was convicted and is now in prison to this day. But Adnan did not have a fair trial. There are too many details that aren’t filled in Jay’s story, as well as, Jay shouldn’t have been considered a reliable witness in the first …show more content…

Which stated by the Fifth Amendment: ” nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb”. The funny part is that the Jury was actually in favor of Adnan’s innocence in the first trial. The second trial, however, determined Adnan’s fate. Adnan’s Sixth Amendment right is complicated. He did have an attorney, however, the question is whether or not if Gutierrez actually tried as stated previously mentioned earlier in the paper. With Gutierrez constantly demanding for money and her not preparing a strong enough process with examining all the evidence that should’ve been reviewed, is what violated his Sixth Amendment right. But the one amendment that was absolutely violated was Adnan’s Fourteenth Amendment. Because of Adnan’s religion and ethnicity, the prosecutors based almost their entire argument off of it. They spoke as if he was from Pakistan, and that he had relatives there that could help him flee. However, Adnan is a natural born United States citizen; promised his right to be upheld in the court of law. That didn’t help with the prosecutors making and persuading biased statements towards Adnan. Essentially, the prosecutors swayed the Jury’s belief with these biased

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STATEMENT OF THE CASE On January 13, 1999. the defendant Adnan Syed (seventeen), lived in Baltimore County, Maryland and was accused of the murder of his ex girlfriend, Hae Min Lee (seventeen). Jay Wilds is involved in the crime, an acquaintance of Adnan who claims to have helped bury the body of Hae Min Lee. Stephanie Mcpherson, was Jay Wilds girlfriend at the time of the murder.

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On January 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee was reported missing and later found dead in Leakin park in Baltimore . Adnan Syed, Hae Min Lee’s ex boyfriend was convicted of the murder then sentenced to life on the charge of 1st degree murder. Jay Wilds was the witness for the trial that stated that Adnan had killed Hae, and both Adnan and himself had buried the body. Adnan’s lawyer for this trial was Christina Gutierrez who failed to use the only alibi for Adnan, Asia McClain, and go through DNA evidence on Hae. I believe Adnan Syed should be granted a second trial, because of the competence of his attorney.

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Even with Jay’s testimony, I don't believe that Adnan Syed should have been convicted of murder on such little evidence. The state’s motive for Adnan is based on Muslim stereotypes and no real evidence. They say that when Hae broke up with Adnan she besmirched his honor, forcing him to have to kill her to regain it. Adnan has shown many times that he doesn’t follow strict Muslim rules by dating multiple girls, partying, and even smoking marijuana.

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Adnan was then found guilty of first degree murder and kidnapping on February 25th, 2000. He was sentenced to life in prison. Adnan is guilty. Why? Adnan Syed is the only suspect with a distinct motive, he loved her.

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In Baltimore 1999 on January 13, a girl named Hae Min Lee, a senior at Woodlawn High School, disappeared. Her body was found on February 9 near a park in Baltimore. Her ex- boyfriend Adnan Syed, a 17 year old senior was convicted of killing her and till this day he sits in a cell waiting for his innocence to be proven.  Adnan’s star witness Jay, his former classmate who testified that he helped Adnan dispose of Hae’s body. The question everyone's asking is, is Adnan Syed really not guilty

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My verdict for Adnan’s Syed on the act on to see if he can testify about to see if he is innocent and I'll tell you why. My first piece of evidence is that Adnan did have an, ex-girlfriend but things got worse. When time goes on Adnan was charged with a human killing towards his high school ex-girlfriend and got sentenced to 17 years in an institution and this is why. Adnan strangled his ex-girlfriend to death because he was not showing joy in Hae Min Lee because she was was getting a new boyfriend. The detectives needed to find the murderer who killed Hae Min Lee, and if the investigators need strong informal evidence, then the investigators can put charges on Adnan.

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