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Wisconsin appeals overturned conviction in 'Making a Murderer' case
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Fri Sep 9, 2016 7:13pm EDT
Wisconsin appeals overturned conviction in 'Making a Murderer' case
Wisconsin on Friday appealed a federal judge's ruling to overturn the conviction of one of two Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a freelance photographer in a case spotlighted in the popular Netflix television documentary "Making a Murderer."
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel appealed the case to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin on Aug. 12 ruled that a jury's 2007 guilty verdict against Brendan Dassey was based on a coerced confession the defendant gave as a 16-year-old with a learning disability.
Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, were convicted in separate trials of killing freelance photographer Teresa Halbach at Avery's home in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
In a statement explaining the decision to appeal, Schimel said two state courts "properly concluded that Dassey's confession was voluntary, and the investigators did not use constitutionally impermissible tactics."
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Wisconsin appeals overturned conviction in 'Making a Murderer' case
Wisconsin on Friday appealed a federal judge's ruling to overturn the conviction of one of two Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a freelance photographer in a case spotlighted in the popular Netflix television documentary "Making a Murderer."
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel appealed the case to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin on Aug. 12 ruled that a jury's 2007 guilty verdict against Brendan Dassey was based on a coerced confession the defendant gave as a 16-year-old with a learning disability.
Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, were convicted in separate trials of killing freelance photographer Teresa Halbach at Avery's home in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
In a statement explaining the decision to appeal, Schimel said two state courts "properly concluded that Dassey's confession was voluntary, and the investigators did not use constitutionally impermissible tactics."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wisconsin-dassey-appeal-idUSKCN11F2VJ
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