Brendan Dassey conviction overturned

[tehealadin]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37066686

A US federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of Brendan Dassey, whose case was examined in Netflix's popular Making a Murderer documentary.

Following the ruling by the judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dassey, 26, will be released within 90 days, unless the state decides to retry him.

Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were convicted of murdering young woman Teresa Hallbach in 2005.

Avery and Dassey, who was 16 at the time, were sentenced to life in prison.

On Friday, Judge William Duffin stated in the court ruling that investigators in the 2007 trial made false promises to Dassey by assuring him "he had nothing to worry about", the Associated Press news agency reports.

"These 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 Fifth and 14th Amendments," the judge said.

The verdict comes after Dassey's appeal was rejected by state courts

I am no law expert, but after watching that show, it seemed like there were some serious issues with his conviction. I wonder if the state will retry him or not. The biggest injustice in that programme was his treatment, for me at least, and I am glad to see that this wrong has been set right. I don't know if he is guilty or not (I doubt it), but treating someone of his age at the time, and mental abilities, the way they did was disgraceful.

EDIt

Just saw there was a thread, sorry I missed it, please delete.

[Crissi]

duplicate thread. Closing as requested