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Adnan Syed's murder conviction still stands as he seeks sentence reduction in 'Serial' case

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Adnan Syed will remain a convicted murderer, according to court papers filed Tuesday night .

Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates says his office is withdrawing a motion to vacate his conviction.

Syed was convicted 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.

The decision comes ahead of a scheduled hearing Wednesday morning where a judge will consider whether to reduce Syed 's sentence.