Should Adnan Syed Be Granted Post-Conviction Relief?

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. The crime took place in Baltimore County, possibly in the Best Buy parking lot or in Leakin Park. The previous court ruled Adnan Syed guilty and sentenced him with life in prison.

SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT

Adnan Syed should be granted post-conviction relief, because Christina Gutierrez failed to request evidence and failed to investigate Adnan's alibi, Asia McClain. Mr. Syed was sentenced to life in prison when his past trial counsel (Christina Gutierrez) made outstanding errors. Ms. Gutierrez failed to request potential evidence of the defendant Adnan Syed. Such as not testing DNA evidence that was present at the crime scene. She also disregarded to seek a potential suspect, such

“Once they learned there that was never tested for DNA, including a liquor bottle containing human skin cells and rope found at the crime scene, they visited Adnan Syed in the prison. This quote proves that Christina did not look into DNA evidence. Adnan should be granted post conviction because his past attorney didn’t test potential evidence that could support Syed. Ronald Lee Moore, who was released from prison 10 days before Lee vanished in January 1999, could have been responsible for her death. This quote shows that there could have been other suspects to blame besides Mr. S, who was a strong suspect. He should be granted post-conviction relief because knowing about this possible suspect could of increased Adnan’s chances of proving his innocence. Therefore, Mr. Syed deserves post-conviction relief for an insufficient amount of