Currently in the United States there are 2 million incarcerated people. America has a wrongful conviction rate of 1 percent which translates to about 20,000 innocent people being punished for crimes they didn’t do. On January 13, 1999, Adnan Syed was convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in Baltimore, Maryland. Nobody is completely positive what happened that day or who killed Hae. Most of the suspected events that occurred that day come from the testimony of Jay Wilds, one of Adnan’s friends, who claims to be a witness of the crime and says Adnan is the murderer. During Adnan’s trial, there were many flaws that could’ve contributed to an unfair trial such as a bias jury, an attorney who made mistakes, and the failure to investigate other murder …show more content…
Serial episode 10 explains details from Adnan’s trials including Christina Gutierrez’s unclear strategies and representation. One example is Cristina failed to bring in Asia Mcclain to testify an alibi for Adnan (Serial Episode 10). If she had, Adnan’s case would’ve had at least one strong witness, and a somewhat strong alibi to contribute to Adnan’s defense. Cristina also failed to attempt and even discuss a plea deal with the defendants which could’ve lead to a shortened incarceration time for Adnan (Vulture). There are rumors that Adnan asked her twice to seek a plea deal but the possibility was never brought up in court (Vulture). If Christina hadn’t have made these two mistakes there would’ve been a difference in the end result of Adnan’s trial. Adnan should be given a second trial with a different lawyer who will give Asia McClain a chance to witness and bring a clear strategic approach to the court. Cristina Gutierrez may have been a decent lawyer but she failed to bring a structured claim, witnesses, and a decent representation for Adnan’s case to