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U.S. appeals court agrees to reconsider 'Making a Murderer' conviction
Source: Reuters
#U.S. AUGUST 4, 2017 / 8:00 PM / 16 HOURS AGO
U.S. appeals court agrees to reconsider 'Making a Murderer' conviction
Steve Gorman
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court in Chicago on Friday agreed to reconsider the decision of a federal judge who overturned the homicide conviction of a Wisconsin man serving a life sentence in a case chronicled in the Netflix television documentary "Making of a Murderer."
A federal magistrate, William Duffin, threw out the guilty verdict against Brendan Dassey last August, ruling the conviction was based on a coerced confession that the defendant, now 27, gave as a 16-year-old youth with a learning disability.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Duffin's decision in June, setting the stage for his release. But Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel appealed, asking for an "en banc" re-hearing of the case by the full 12-member circuit court.
The 7th Circuit on Friday granted that request, vacating the earlier decision of its three-judge panel and setting a new round of oral arguments to be heard on Sept. 26.
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U.S. appeals court agrees to reconsider 'Making a Murderer' conviction
Steve Gorman
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court in Chicago on Friday agreed to reconsider the decision of a federal judge who overturned the homicide conviction of a Wisconsin man serving a life sentence in a case chronicled in the Netflix television documentary "Making of a Murderer."
A federal magistrate, William Duffin, threw out the guilty verdict against Brendan Dassey last August, ruling the conviction was based on a coerced confession that the defendant, now 27, gave as a 16-year-old youth with a learning disability.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Duffin's decision in June, setting the stage for his release. But Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel appealed, asking for an "en banc" re-hearing of the case by the full 12-member circuit court.
The 7th Circuit on Friday granted that request, vacating the earlier decision of its three-judge panel and setting a new round of oral arguments to be heard on Sept. 26.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wisconsin-dassey-release-idUSKBN1AK2K6