The Latest: Attorney: Court's ruling is justice for Dassey
An attorney for Brendan Dassey says she is "over the moon" about a federal court's decision to overturn his conviction in a slaying that was profiled in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer."
An attorney for Steven Avery says Avery is thrilled that a judge has overturned his nephew's conviction in the case that was profiled in the popular Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer."
A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled Friday that investigators obtained a confession from Dassey by making false promises that the then-16-year-old Dassey "had nothing to worry about."
A court that overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of helping his uncle kill Teresa Halbach in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer" says investigators made false promises to the nephew.
Duffin says the "repeated false promises, when considered in conjunction with all relevant factors, most especially Dassey's age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult, rendered Dassey's confession involuntary" under the U.S. Constitution.
A federal court in Wisconsin has overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of helping his uncle kill Teresa Halbach in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer."