Posted on 02/21/2018 1:20:24 AM PST by BBell
Lawyers for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" series on Netflix asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a federal appeals court decision that held his confession was voluntary.
Brendan Dassey's legal team told the high court in their petition that the case raises crucial issues that extend far beyond Dassey's case alone and that long have divided state and federal courts.
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That was a gripping series.
It was also pretty clear that he had learning and cognitive difficulties and that the police took advantage of that, not allowing his mother in the room while they led him to his confession.
Again, that's all based on how he was portrayed in "Making a Murderer" ....
I have the same opinion as you based on what I watched on “Making a Murderer”. I am not a lawyer and I have not reviewed the case though.
The whole show & case IMHO really exposes an over-zealous prosecutor & police who took every shortcut imaginable to get convictions in this case. I'm not sure the real murderer was found. Of course I may be wrong.
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