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Making a murderer fans – Brendan Dassey has just been released!

written by Stephen Maguire August 12, 2016
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World News: Fans of Netflix’s Making a Murderer will be delighted to learn that Brendan Dassey’s conviction has officially been overturned.

According to Law Newz, a federal judge has ordered that Dassey be released from custody, unless within 90 days of the date of his decision, the state of Wisconsin initiates proceedings to re-try him.

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An excerpt of the judges decision was obtained and reads:

The state courts unreasonably found that the investigators never made Dassey any promises during the March 1, 2006 interrogation.

The investigators repeatedly claimed to already know what happened on October 31 and assured Dassey that he had nothing to worry about.

These repeated false promises, when considered in conjunction with all relevant factors, most especially Dassey’s age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult, rendered Dassey’s confession involuntary under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Brendan Dassey’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is GRANTED.

Teresa Halbach was murdered in October, 2005. Her charred remains of Halbach were discovered on the Avery property, as was her Toyota RAV4 vehicle, cell phone, car key, and license plates. Avery was charged with the murder of Halbach, mutilation of a corpse, and illegal possession of a firearm after Avery’s blood was found in her vehicle.

Avery’s defense team argued that the evidence was planted and that Avery was framed by the Manitowoc County Sheriffs Department in retaliation for a $36 million lawsuit that Avery initiated as the result of an earlier wrongful conviction. Depositions in the lawsuit had taken place at the end of September 2005.

Dassey’s uncle, Steven Avery was charged with the murder of Halbach, mutilation of a corpse, and illegal possession of a firearm after Avery’s blood was found in her vehicle. Avery’s defense team argued that the evidence was planted and that Avery was framed by the Manitowoc County Sheriffs Department in retaliation for a $36 million lawsuit that Avery initiated as the result of an earlier wrongful conviction. Depositions in the lawsuit had taken place at the end of September 2005.

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Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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