Legal Opinion
Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittmann
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 2017No. 16-3397PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Brendan Dassey confessed on videotape to participating in the 2005 rape and murder of Teresa Halbach and the mutilation of her corpse. The Wisconsin state courts upheld Dasse/s convictions for these crimes, finding that his confession was voluntary and could be used against him. The principal issue in • this habeas corpus appeal is whether that finding was based on an unreasonable application of Supreme Court precedent or an unreasonable view of the facts. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
Whether Dassey’s confession was voluntary or not is measured against a general…
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