Adnan Syed's Short Story

Adnan’s first trial was declared a mistrial. He then began his second trial where he was found guilty and placed in the Maryland Correctional Institution. He is serving a life sentence plus 30 years for the murder of Hae Min Lee. Rabia Chaudry is one of the authors of the Undisclosed podcast. Chaudry and Adnan knew each other prior to this

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.

Introduction: I am going to discuss with you why I believe the case against Adnan Syed for the murder and kidnapping of Hae Min Lee should be reopened within the court. I have reasoning behind Asia McClain and her proposed alibi for Adnan and with a DNA test found linking a former serial killer/rapist, Ronald Lee Moore. I will be discussing the credibility behind Asia's letters and affidavits and how Adnan is innocent and should have a fair trial. I will also discuss why I believe Jay's statements on the day do not all match up as he tells different stories.

He clearly lied to one of the officers, which is why he is guilty. Lying to an officer about something that significant, especially in this case is a big deal. Throughout all of the time that this investigation took place, Adnan lied to the police several more times. Although, some of those lies were not as weighted as that last one was. Most of the time, when people lie they try to at least make more of an effort to cover it up.

When asking multiple eyewitnesses who both knew Adnan and Hae they claim that there was no unusual behavior hinting that Adnan was looking to get revenge on Hae,instead most of them claim that Adnan did not seem like the type of person to commit nprofessional at times, and failed to give important pieces of information that could have been crucial in Adnan’s favor which led to many people believing the case was botched. Based on the evidence there is room for reasonable doubt in Adnan’s conviction as it is hard to paint Adnan to be responsible for the murder of Hae. There is not enough evidence against him and should not have been punished for the murder of Hae. While it may

What would you do if you were in adnan shoes and couldn't say anything to defend yourself in the courtroom would it feel good?, No it wouldn't; that feeling of sadness and hopelessness that's what Adnan was going threw . This story is about a boy now a man was a high school student only 17 years old who was convicted of his ex girlfriend hae min lee. Adnan Syed was a 17 year old pakistani kid who was in high school also hae min lee ex boyfriend. Jay Wilds was also in high school student Adnan friend not really more like someone who he could smoke with.

Adnan is Innocent Do you remember what you did on this day, exactly one week ago? You might remember some things about that day, or you might remember nothing. How about if I asked what you did 6 weeks ago on this day? Could you tell me?

However, the beginning ends with detectives interviewing Jay, an acquaintance of Adnan, who claims that Adnan repeatedly spoke about murdering Hae, and called him when he had supposedly

Asia claimed she saw him the day of the murder in the library while she was with her boyfriend and boyfriend’s friend. She also claims that they had a conversation that day. Also, he could be innocent because Jay’s testimony had multiple inconsistencies. For instance, in Jay’s testimony he talked about how he and Adnan went up to Patapsco State Park to smoke and that's when Adnan and him talked about Hae, but when he testified in court, the whole story on it disappeared like it never happened. Because of these inconsistencies, Jay is not a reliable source at all and should not be the main determining factor in whether or not Adnan is

The court did not have enough conclusive evidence to pin the murder on Adnan. I also believe other steps should have been taken, if not before the trial right afterwards, like testing the DNA they found on Hae and in her car. I also believe Adnan's lawyer should have talked to Asia and that the police should have checked more into some of Jay's statements. There are some coincidences that might seem like the murderer could have been Jay, Adnan or friends of theirs instead of a random person. I just personally believe, that if this were to happen nowadays Adnan would not have received the plea he did, more information would have to be brought into the case.

Putting these circumstances aside, it was said by many that the relationship was pretty typical and Adnan got over the breakup easily. This was said by teachers and friends of both Hae and Adnan. One of Hae’s friends, Becky, explained the relationship as “just a silly, teenage, high school, relationship” (Koenig “The Breakup”) which proves that Adnan was not as upset as the prosecution made him out to be at trial. Another notable aspect is that after Hae and Adnan broke up, Hae got in a small car accident and asked Adnan to come help her, her new boyfriend Don also showed up and confirms that him and Adnan had a cordial meeting and explains that they talked for 10 to 15 minutes even after the car situation had been figured out (Koenig “What We Know”). If Adnan was really that broken up about the breakup, he would not have been so friendly towards the new guy who seemed to take his place in Hae’s life.

She states “A year after Adnan was arrested and the case came to trial, Jay walked up to the witness stand. There’s a moment when Adnan muttered something to him” (45). By Adnan calling Jay pathetic he showed that he couldn’t believe Jay would rat him out. This incident shows that Adnan is a liar and is mad at Jay for going to the police, showing that he is guilty. Even after controlling himself through the whole case he snapped when he saw the man that betrayed him.

Of course, many people think Adnan Syed is guilty of murdering Hae by contradicting himself, by saying, “I am in here for my own mistakes.” He might have been on the edge of confessing his guilt until Sarah caught this and asked what he meant, and quickly recovers from his mistake. Adnan also slips his tongue by saying that he wants people to only look at the evidence, and not his personality. If I were convicted of a crime I would certainly like to have my personality be looked at, if I were innocent. So they could see what good I have done.

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