On friday, a federal judge in Milwaukee overturned the conviction of Dassey.
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“If you think we are just tweeting.think again”, she warned in July. “We ask that the WWE and Vince McMahon help make his dream come true and send Brendan Dassey to Wrestlemania”.
The investigators repeatedly said that they “already know” what happened on the day of Halbach’s killing and that Dassey had nothing to worry about. The state Department of Justice, which handled the case, declined to comment Friday. It’s justice for his mother. Duffin goes on to state that Dassey’s constitutional rights had been violated.
Brendan Dassey confessed to helping his uncle carry out the rape and murder of a 25-year-old woman in 2005 – when he was 16 – but his lawyers said his confession was coerced.
He and Avery were the subjects of the controversial Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer”, which documented Halbach’s murder and the questionable convictions of both Dassey and Avery. Avery’s legal team said in a statement that they were “thrilled” for Dassey that his conviction had been overturned.
January 30, 2007: A judge says defense attorneys can tell jurors that Avery was wrongfully convicted of rape and may use as evidence a vial of his blood found unsecured in the Manitowoc County courthouse. Throughout the series, Dassey’s story changes dramatically as he undergoes a series of questionable interrogations, some of which were encouraged by his court-appointed pretrial attorney, Len Kachinsky.
He further questioned the conduct of Dassey’s attorney Len Kachinsky in the case in representing his client, who also has learning difficulties.
According to the US Constitution, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial, while the 14th guarantees equal treatment before the law. Dassey was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault and mutilation of a corpse.
Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, who took up the appeal case in January, added: “Steven Avery is so happy for Brendan”.
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June 1, 2007: Avery is sentenced to life in prison with no possible parole. The Wisconsin Supreme Court also denied Dassey’s request to review the case.
