The Adnan Syed's Case

“Baltimore man exonerated on murder charge, freed from prison after 13 years,” this is a headline I saw while scrolling through Facebook from the Washington Post. Locked up in a prison for a crime they did not commit is the unfortunate reality thousands of people face due to the flawed justice system. Adnan Syed’s case is not a rare one, there was not any concrete evidence leading him as the murderer of Hae Min Lee. The reason he was arrested was solely that of one person’s testimony. The prosecutors painted Adnan as an extremely devout Muslim and used his religion against him. Cristina Hernandez, his defense lawyer, also contributed to his loss in the case. Although there are a few circumstances that may point the finger to him, regardless

The real reason all eyes were on Adnan was due to Jay’s testimony. However, there were plenty of inconsistencies that were, in my opinion, too easily forgotten. At first, he says he helped bury the body, then during the second interview he had nothing to do with that. Who knows what his actual role in the murder was and whether he was framing Adnan. He did after all give the police the motive for the murder. Another major inconsistency I feel was too easily ignored was the fact the murder scene was changed. Jay says the murder took place in a shady part of town where drug deals take place. Later, he says the murder took place in the parking lot of the Best Buy out in town. What was the reasoning behind this? I think it is safe to say he was trying to cover up how major his role in the murder

Cristina was on Adnan’s side but I think she could have done better to defend him. She is said to have gone in circles when cross examining the witness (Jay) seemingly with no real objective. When Asia McClain came forward as a witness for Adnan, she was never contacted. Why Cristina never contacted her is a big question. Even if the alibi would have been difficult to prove, she should have at least contacted her. Asia’s testimony might have been enough for reasonable