Lawyers representing the family of Hae Min Lee asked a Baltimore judge to delay a ruling next week on whether Adnan Syed should have his life sentence reduced under a 2021 Maryland law. Attorneys for the homicide victim’s family also argued in a Thursday court filing that the “Serial” podcast subject should be behind bars if his first-degree murder conviction ultimately stands.

The family of Hae Min Lee issued a response to Adnan Syed's motion for a reduced sentence, which the state said it supported last month​.