( CNN ) A new court will consider whether the convicted murderer at the center of a wildly popular podcast should get a new trial , a Maryland judge has ruled . 'Serial ' , a podcast spinoff of the radio program `` This American Life , '' concluded its 12-episode series in December that chronicled -- in methodic , cliff-hanging detail -- the case of Adnan Syed , the Baltimore high school student convicted in the slaying of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee . Lee and Syed were seniors at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County when she disappeared in January 1999 . Her body was discovered in a city forest three weeks later . Throughout the podcast , reporter Sarah Koenig pointed to numerous inconsistencies made by Jay Wilds -- a fellow classmate and key witness -- in statements he made to police as well as his testimony . The prosecution centered largely on Wilds ' testimony , which ultimately prevailed , according to Syed , thanks to missteps allegedly made by his lawyer at the time . `` Adnan argued that his trial attorney ... had screwed up in various ways , '' Koenig wrote on Serial 's official blog following the ruling . `` Chiefly , he 'd argued that her failure to speak to Asia McClain , a potential alibi witness , and ( the lawyer 's ) failure to seek a plea deal for him , even though he says he asked her to , amounted to what 's called 'ineffective assistance of counsel . ' '' Asia McClain claimed in a January affidavit that she was with Syed in the library at the time of the slaying , but she says her attempts to relay this potentially exculpatory evidence to his lawyer fell on deaf ears . McClain filed an affidavit in January indicating that she 'd again be willing to testify , prompting Syed 's new lawyers to petition the Maryland Court of Special Appeals , requesting that it release the case to a circuit court for a fresh look . Despite opposition by the state attorney general 's office , Chief Judge Peter B. Krauser ruled in favor of the motion Friday . Koenig translated what the legal maneuvering means for fans . `` In Episode 10 of the podcast , I reported that ( Syed 's appeal for a new trial ) was alive by a thread , '' she wrote . `` Now , I 'd say it 's more of a ... well-made string , maybe . Like the nylon kind . Because it means that the Court of Special Appeals judges think the issues Adnan raised in his brief are worth considering . That 's a pretty big hurdle for any appellant to clear . '' But , she cautioned , `` it 's bound to grind on for a long while yet . '' Arguments will be heard in June .
New arguments will be heard in the case of Adnan Khan , accused of murdering ex - girlfriend Hae Min Lee . The 1999 murder and trial was the subject of the popular film ' Serial ' which will be heard in Pakistan .