Baltimore’s top prosecutor is no longer seeking to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the man whose case garnered national attention in the “Serial” podcast over a decade ago.

Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates cited "false and misleading statements" of a former administration which sought to overturn Syed's conviction.

The case of Mr. Syed, who spent decades in prison for the murder of his high school girlfriend, was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”

A Baltimore judge is weighing whether to reduce Adnan Syed's murder sentence to time served, allowing him to remain free even though murder conviction still stands

Adnan Syed’s legal fate remained uncertain Wednesday, as a Baltimore judge delayed ruling whether his life sentence should be reduced for the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee. Following hours of testimony,

Meanwhile, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced Tuesday that his office is withdrawing a previously filed motion to vacate Syed’s conviction in the 1999 killing of his high school ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, who was found strangled to death and buried in a makeshift grave.