‘Making a Murderer’ Subject Brendan Dassey Seeks Clemency

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Brendan Dassey, the MakingAMurderer subject who was convicted of his uncle Steven Avery kill Teresa Halbach, has asked for clemency from the new Governor of Wisconsin

Lawyers for 'Making a Murderer' subject Brendan Dassey announced that they will seek clemency from the Wisconsin governor for their client.Lawyers for Brendan Dassey, one of the two men convicted in the murder featured in the Netflix docuseries, announced Wednesday that they will seek clemency from the Wisconsin governor for their client.

“We’re filing a petition for executive clemency with Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin,” Dassey’s attorney Laura Nirider . “This is his best shot, and the moment is now. The moment is now for Brendan to come home.” If the governor grants clemency, Dassey will be released.Dassey’s conviction following a long legal battle that began in August 2016, when a judge ruled that the then-16-year-old “intellectually limited” Dassey was coerced into confessing his role in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach; Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were both sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of Halbach’s murder.

 

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