Supreme Court turns away 'Making a Murderer' case appeal

[Eugene]

Last edited Mon Jun 25, 2018, 02:37 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a Wisconsin man’s challenge to his conviction in a 2005 murder in which he said police coerced him into confessing, a case featured in a Netflix documentary series called “Making a Murderer.”

The justices turned away Brendan Dassey’s appeal of a lower court ruling upholding his conviction for murder, sexual assault and mutilation of a corpse in the death of a freelance photographer named Teresa Halbach.

Dassey, 16 years old at the time of the murder and now 28, told police officers who interrogated him four times in 48 hours that he had helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and kill Halbach. Dassey’s lawyers have said he has “significant intellectual and social limitations” and was coerced into confessing in violation of his constitutional rights.

Dassey and Avery were convicted of the murder in separate trials. Avery is now 55. Both men are in prison in Wisconsin.

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SUPREME COURT JUNE 25, 2018 / 10:02 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-murderer/supreme-court-turns-away-making-a-murderer-case-appeal-idUSKBN1JL1P5

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[Squinch]

1. That kid was so clearly railroaded!

[Judi Lynn]

2. By all means, he was. What a shame. n/t

[Gregory Peccary]

3. What a shame

I guess reviewing 40 year old case law about the process of confessions for at risk juveniles that result in life sentences just isn't an important enough issue for this SCOTUS. If only he'd denied baking someone a cake......