Convicting Avery
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Convicting Avery

The Bizarre Laws and Broken System behind "Making a Murderer"

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eBook - ePub

Convicting Avery

The Bizarre Laws and Broken System behind "Making a Murderer"

About this book

The shocking Netflix documentary Making a Murderer left millions of viewers wondering how an apparently innocent man could be wrongfully convicted - not just once, but twice. This book explains, in plain English, the numerous flaws in Wisconsin's criminal justice system that led to the wrongful convictions of Steven Avery and his mentally challenged nephew Brendan Dassey. Equally disturbing, it also reveals that similar flaws exist in other jurisdictions of the country. The author, himself a criminal defense attorney in Wisconsin, details the egregious procedures that resulted in the Avery and Dassey convictions. Besides the use by law enforcement of suggestive eyewitness-identification methods and interrogation tactics known to produce false confessions, defense lawyers had their hands tied by a truth-suppressing trial rule. Though they had evidence that someone other than Avery murdered Teresa Halbach, Wisconsin courts rarely permit consideration of such evidence. Perhaps most troubling, the burden of proof in this state is actually much lower than the constitutionally-mandated "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard. The author not only discusses the documentary, but he also quotes from and cites Avery's and Dassey's appellate court decisions, appellate court briefs, numerous trial court documents, other cases, law review articles, and scientific studies. This unsettling book will give you facts and insights beyond those presented in the documentary and leave you wondering whether the constitutional right to a fair trial is actually guaranteed where you live.

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Information

Publisher
Prometheus
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781633882560
Subtopic
Criminal Procedure

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Disclaimers
  7. Introduction: Welcome to the Hellmouth
  8. Chapter 1: Eyewitness (Mis)Identification
  9. Chapter 2: Newly Discovered Evidence
  10. Chapter 3: Seek, and (Eventually) Ye Shall Find
  11. Chapter 4: Weird Science
  12. Chapter 5: The Wrong-Person Defense
  13. Chapter 6: Interrogations and False Confessions
  14. Chapter 7: Truth, Doubt, and the Burden of Proof
  15. Chapter 8: Insufficient Evidence
  16. Chapter 9: Postmortem on Preliminary Hearings
  17. Chapter 10: Bail or Jail?
  18. Chapter 11: Introduction to Legal Ethics
  19. Chapter 12: The Effective Assistance of Counsel
  20. Chapter 13: The Minister of Justice
  21. Chapter 14: The Politics of Legal Reform
  22. Chapter 15: A Closing Argument
  23. Postscript: Updates on Avery and Dassey
  24. Photo Insert
  25. About the Author
  26. Notes

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