defense attorney who never reached out to a friend of his who could have provided him with an alibi. and after the attention that podcast generated and after he served 16 years of a life sentence. a baltimore court has vacated all charges against him which means they're allowing a retrial. the maryland court of appeals agreed that he didn't have -- or did have a negligence defense attorney at his original trial. today syed and his new lawyer are thrilled by the decision and credited the serial podcast for opening a door to give them a new chance. >> serial kind of shook the trees and that enabled us to get in contact with mcclain and bring her to baltimore for the post-conviction hearing. i think it was two years ago. and so in that way serial was huge. and serial has also helped this
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