Adnan Syed, who was the subject of the groundbreaking crime podcast "Serial," is requesting a sentence reduction so he can remain free as he fights his murder conviction, his legal team said Monday. "Having failed to produce new evidence and without any acknowledgment of guilt by Mr. Syed, Syed’s attorneys now seek mercy, arguing that Mr. Syed is not a danger to the public. The high court did not order Syed incarcerated, but his legal team remains concerned about whether that could happen. The same institution that secured a murder conviction, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office, successfully filed to vacate Syed's conviction. Syed remains a murder convict as his legal team seeks to have his conviction vacated anew.

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