If you’ve seen the excellent doco-series Making a Murderer, you’ll be aware that a) Some cops are the fucking worst humans ever b) Brendan Dassey is clearly innocent and was coerced into a confession, and c) Steven Avery, despite what other flaws he may possess, was clearly framed by the police, railroaded by the legal system, and left to rot in an overcrowded, privately-owned and ran-for-profit prison.
Thankfully, true crime docos are all the rage these days, and are actually impacting the legal system in a good way – shining a light (and holding a boom mic) on injustices that has gone unexplored for years.
Well, it’s not all roses, as Avery was denied a new trial over the murder of Teresa Halbach due to insufficient evidence, according to ABC. He is serving a life sentence.
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Judge Angela Sutkiewicz ruled yesterday that Avery “has failed to establish any grounds that would trigger the right to a new trial in the interests of justice”, and that “no further consideration will be given to this issue.”
Maybe she hasn’t seen the doco…
Avery’s lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, obviously isn’t taking that as the last word, stating: “We are filing an amended petition because we have additional test results and witness affidavits,” she said. “The scientific testing is not completed. We remain optimistic that Mr. Avery’s conviction will be vacated.”
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