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cbdo2007

(9,213 posts) Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:08 PM Aug 2016

'Making a Murderer': Brendan Dassey's Conviction Overturned

Source: ABC News

A federal judge in Milwaukee has overturned the conviction of Brendan Dassey -- one of the men featured in the controversial Netflix true crime series "Making a Murderer."

Dassey, 26, was convicted as a teenager, along with his uncle Steven Avery, of murdering freelance photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. Both were convicted in 2007 and Dassey was sentenced to life in prison with no parole.

The story of the arrest and conviction of both men, including Avery -- who was wrongfully convicted of rape years earlier -- captivated the nation after "Making a Murderer" was released.

Some believed Avery was targeted by officials after he sued in the wake of his rape conviction being overturned, an allegation police and prosecutors vehemently denied. Dassey's conviction raised eyebrows for some because of how his videotaped confession was conducted.

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'Making a Murderer': Brendan Dassey's Conviction Overturned (Original Post) cbdo2007 Aug 2016 OP

k & r obamanut2012 Aug 2016 #1

Great news JenniferJuniper Aug 2016 #2

Some justice, finally. (nt) Paladin Aug 2016 #3

Finally. No way that qas kid guilty. alphafemale Aug 2016 #4

Doesn't this kill their whole case? Yavin4 Aug 2016 #5

Avery's conviction isn't contingent on Brendan's... JenniferJuniper Aug 2016 #6

I saw this series -- the rubes that were law enforcement in Manitowoc, LuckyLib Aug 2016 #7

They weren;t rubes -- they knew exactly what they were doing obamanut2012 Aug 2016 #10

Good news. killbotfactory Aug 2016 #8

Convictions overturned following documentary treatment alcibiades_mystery Aug 2016 #9

Just think how many thousands more there likely are -- NYC Liberal Aug 2016 #11

obamanut2012

(26,076 posts)

1. k & r

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:15 PM

Aug 2016

JenniferJuniper

(4,512 posts)

2. Great news

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:27 PM

Aug 2016

that poor kid was railroaded

Paladin

(28,261 posts)

3. Some justice, finally. (nt)

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:32 PM

Aug 2016

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

4. Finally. No way that qas kid guilty.

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:42 PM

Aug 2016

I hope he gets help to get his life together.

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)

5. Doesn't this kill their whole case?

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:53 PM

Aug 2016

Without Brendan's eyewitness testimony, their entire case is done.

JenniferJuniper

(4,512 posts)

6. Avery's conviction isn't contingent on Brendan's...

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 06:10 PM

Aug 2016

I haven't heard yet the reason for the overturning of the young man's conviction, but I'd bet the state does not retry Brendan (they have 90 days to do it) and Avery stays put.

I don't believe Brendan was involved. I'm not sure if Avery is innocent or not. Either way he was set up by the cops because they wanted him to be guilty regardless of the truth.

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)

7. I saw this series -- the rubes that were law enforcement in Manitowoc,

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:08 PM

Aug 2016

the idiot attorneys, the whole thing was one big screw up from top to bottom. It's such a glimpse of social class issues in small town America -- "who can we pin this on, and how do we make it stick." Listening to the interviews of the young guy was amazing. Railroaded every step of the way.

obamanut2012

(26,076 posts)

10. They weren;t rubes -- they knew exactly what they were doing

Reply to LuckyLib (Reply #7)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 10:27 AM

Aug 2016

Taking care of a problem -- ie a huge lawsuit judgment they were going to have to pay, among other things.

It was a huge LEO, DA, Public Defender, and court conspiracy.