Adnan Syed's lawyer on his release, what's next and why he rejected a past plea deal

Baltimore — Defense attorney Erica Suter said she would fight as long as it took to free Adnan Syed. She did not expect it to happen so quickly: A motion filed just last week to vacate his conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee ended with Syed walking out of a Baltimore courthouse a free man on Monday.

Suter, the director of the University of Baltimore Innocence Project, sat side-by-side with Syed as the judge read her decision.

"It was overwhelming. Adnan started to cry. I started to cry," she told CBS Baltimore. "I was thankful for having that minute as the courtroom cleared to try to get myself together. It was surreal."