Manitowoc County Sheriff Robert Hermann is addressing lies, rumors and misconceptions about the case of Steven Avery following the release of Netflix hit “Making a Murderer”, a 10-part series that’s made his department target of threats and harassment. He represented himself when he filed the appeal, although he is now being represented by a Chicago-area attorney.
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“DNA-which wasn’t from blood-was found under the hood of Teresa Halbach’s vehicle”.
Avery also wrote that one juror had preconceived notions that he was guilty, depriving him of an impartial jury and trial.
Avery said if Halbach’s vehicle had been sealed off when it was discovered, like his own auto was, authorities would not have been able to plant evidence to frame him.
The statement links to an August 2011 decision by a three-judge panel of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
The Netflix series explores the case of Avery, who spent 18 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape, only to be later convicted of killing photographer Teresa Halbach and sentenced to life without parole. “Since Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey are both state prisoners, the president can not pardon them”.
Avery’s new lawyers, who assumed responsibility of his case over the weekend as well, intend to do just that. Zellner’s firm will be assisted by Wisconsin-based Tricia Bushnell, the legal director of the Midwest Innocence Project.
There is now a federal habeas petition alleging that Dassey’s constitutional rights were violated and it requests that his conviction be vacated. Kathleen Zellner, the lead attorney, specializes in getting convictions overturned.
In the documents Avery filed on Monday, he makes some serious allegations.
The bill would also remove the cases of people wrongfully convicted from the state’s public court online database and would provide access to the state’s health insurance program and transitional services, such as job training and housing.
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According to Forbes, the second season of “Making a Murderer” may explore the deleted scenes worth ten years of backstory, as the freshman show tried its best to fit the story in ten episodes.
