By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//January 30, 2013//
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//January 30, 2013//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance — new trials; voluntariness of confession
Brendan Dassey appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a corpse, all as party to a crime. He also appeals from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Dassey contends that his pre-trial and trial counsel provided ineffective assistance, that his confession was involuntary and that, because the jury did not hear evidence of the unreliability of his confession, the real controversy was not tried. He seeks a new trial and/or a new suppression hearing. We reject his arguments, deny the requested remedies, and affirm the judgment and order. This opinion will not be published.
Dist II, Manitowoc County, Fox, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: Dvorak, Robert J., Milwaukee; Drizin, Steven A, Chicago; Nirider, Laura H., Chicago; Tepfer, Joshua A., Chicago; Geraghty, Thomas F., Chicago; For Respondent: Fallon, Thomas J., Madison; Gahn, Norman A., Milwaukee; Weinstein, Warren D., Madison; Dietz, Jerilyn, Chilton