'Making a Murderer': Brendan Dassey 's Conviction Upheld
Brendan Dassey
Making a Murderer subject  Brendan Dassey  will remain behind bars after a federal appeals court in Chicago narrowly overturned a 2016 ruling that would have allowed  Dassey  to go free.
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In August 2016  a judge ruled that  the then-16-year-old Dassey  was coerced into confessing his role in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach;  Dassey  and his uncle Steven Avery were both sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of Halbach's murder. In June 2017  the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago affirmed that August 2016 ruling by a 2-to-1 count  but the state of Wisconsin requested that seven members of that court hear the appeal.
On Friday  the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled  by a 4-to-3 margin  that  Dassey 's confession was not coerced. "The state courts' finding that  Dassey 's confession was voluntary was not beyond fair debate  but we conclude it was reasonable " the court's decision stated.
However  the appeals court judges were not unanimous in the decision  with Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner saying of  Dassey  in her dissent  "His confession was not voluntary and his conviction should not stand  and yet an impaired teenager has been sentenced to life in prison. I view this as a profound miscarriage of justice " the Associated Press reports.
Avery's former lawyer Jerome Buting tweeted of the Dassey decision  "The Illusion of Justice continues  with the horrific decision of 4 judges on 7th Cir. to uphold Brendan Dassey's conviction. Dissenting Judge Wood proclaims: " Dassey  will spend the rest of  his  life in prison because of the injustice this court has decided to leave unredressed. Two strong dissents in 4-3 Dassey decision strengthen chance for SCOTUS review. Judge Wood details majority opinion flaws which 'essentially read habeas corpus relief out of the books.' SCOTUS in 2011: habeas still stands as 'guard against extreme malfunctions' in state justice."
Making a Murderer subject   [TGT] will remain behind bars after a federal appeals court in Chicago narrowly overturned a 2016 ruling that would have allowed  Dassey  to go free.
Related 'Making a Murderer' One Year Later: Everything You Need to Know Inside what's happened with Steven Avery    [TGT] and the case that's fascinated America since Nexflix debuted its true-crime hit
In August 2016  a judge ruled that  the then-16-year-old Dassey  was coerced into confessing his role in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach;  Dassey  and his uncle Steven Avery were both sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of Halbach's murder. In June 2017  the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago affirmed that August 2016 ruling by a 2-to-1 count  but the state of Wisconsin requested that seven members of that court hear the appeal.
On Friday  the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled  by a 4-to-3 margin  that  Dassey 's confession was not coerced. "The state courts' finding that  Dassey 's confession was voluntary was not beyond fair debate  but we conclude it was reasonable " the court's decision stated.
However  the appeals court judges were not unanimous in the decision  with Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner saying of  Dassey  in her dissent  "His confession was not voluntary and his conviction should not stand  and yet an impaired teenager has been sentenced to life in prison. I view this as a profound miscarriage of justice " the Associated Press reports.
Avery's former lawyer Jerome Buting tweeted of the Dassey decision  "The Illusion of Justice continues  with the horrific decision of 4 judges on 7th Cir. to uphold Brendan Dassey's conviction. Dissenting Judge Wood proclaims: " Dassey  will spend the rest of  his  life in prison because of the injustice this court has decided to leave unredressed. Two strong dissents in 4-3 Dassey decision strengthen chance for SCOTUS review. Judge Wood details majority opinion flaws which 'essentially read habeas corpus relief out of the books.' SCOTUS in 2011: habeas still stands as 'guard against extreme malfunctions' in state justice."