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Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance — new trials — voluntariness of confession

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//January 30, 2013//

Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance — new trials — voluntariness of confession

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//January 30, 2013//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

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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 This opinion will not be published.

2010AP3105-CR State v. Dassey

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

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