'Making a Murder' Defendant Gets Legal Reprieve
by EG
In the clear … for now. A three-judge federal panel in Chicago ruled on Thursday, June 22, that the Brendan Dassey, a defendant featured in the Netflix series Making a Murderer, was coerced into confessing to his crimes, according to Reuters.
The panel voted 2-1 to uphold a federal judge’s August 2016 ruling to overturn Dassey’s murder conviction. At the time, Judge Willian Duffin ruled that Dassey, a 16-year-old with a learning disability at the time of his conviction, was to be released in November. Dassey’s release was delayed as Wisconsin authorities appealed Duffin’s decision.
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Making a Murder also featured the legal problems of Steve Avery.