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Lawyers want Dassey released
Attorneys for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" petitioned for his immediate release Friday after a federal appeals court ruled that his confession was coerced.
A timeline of events in the Brendan Dassey case
A federal appeals panel affirmed a lower court's ruling that Brendan Dassey's confession was improperly obtained in a Wisconsin killing that was the focus of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
Judges affirm Dassey confession was coerced
The confession of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" was improperly obtained and he should be released from prison, a three-judge federal appeals panel ruled Thursday.
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Whenever I write a motion or a brief on behalf of a client, it inevitably requires that I quote language from a published case, the criminal complaint, or some other document.
Lawyer to panel: No promises to Dassey (UPDATE)
State attorneys are trying to persuade a panel of federal appellate judges that a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" was properly convicted.
Prosecutors: ‘Making a Murderer’ inmate’s confession legal (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has no basis for his claims that his confession wasn't voluntary and shouldn't be released from prison as a judge has ordered, state attorneys argued in a court filing.
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Violence and arson on the north side of Milwaukee after the fatal shooting of a black man by police. A big development in the "Making a Murderer" case that so transfixed TV viewers nationwide. A gunman who opened fire on prom-goers in a small northern Wisconsin town.
Once a leader in wrongful conviction compensation, Wisconsin has been lapped by other states
Even if Brendan Dassey’s attorneys successfully appeal his conviction for taking part in the murder of a freelance photographer, the now-27-year-old who was featured in the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” would still have the burdensome task of proving he deserves compensation for the years he spent in prison.
Dassey’s attorneys disappointed over 7th Circuit decision to block his release (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin prison inmate whose case was featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" will stay behind bars while state attorneys appeal a decision overturning his conviction, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled Thursday.
Judge orders Dassey released by Friday (UPDATE)
A federal judge told Wisconsin prison officials on Wednesday that they must release an inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" by Friday evening.
State fights Dassey release (UPDATE)
The state of Wisconsin moved quickly Tuesday to try and block, or at least delay, the release of a man convicted in the case featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
Dassey must say Tuesday where he’ll live
A man convicted as a teen in the case featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" faces a deadline to tell authorities where he plans to live once he is released.
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