Wrongful Confession Dassey Case Goes to Oral Argument This Morning Before Full Fed Court

Oral argument this morning in 16-3397; Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittmann

Oral argument before the full, (en banc) United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, will be held this morning on the coerced confession of Brendan Dassey of Wisconsin, featured in Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos' documentary series, Making a Murderer (on Netflix), (16-3397; Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittmann).

The coercive questioning, dubious confession by the young and cognitively challenged Dassey, arrest and conviction of Dassey shows the Wisconsin criminal justice system as a vicious leviathan run by liars, criminals and jackals, and the Wisconsin Dept of Justice officials who will go to any lengths to protect the conviction of innocents.

The Wisconsin Dept of Justice en banc petition was granted by the federal appellate court on August 4.  

A named litigant in (16-3397; Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittmann) is Michael A. Dittmann, the warden at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.

Dassey's outrageous conviction was overturned in federal court by U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin on Aug. 12, 2016. But Dassey remains in prison while the Republican-dominated Wisconsin DoJ continues its work to protect Dassey's conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, (Thompson, USA Today, Wisconsin).

A definitive ruling would expose the Wisconsin criminal justice system to widespread ridicule. The case is expected to be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.