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DasseyFrom A3Luke Berg told the panel that detectives never made Dassey specific promises, the Milwaukee Journal Sentmel reported. Judge liana Rovner asked whether Dassey, whom the judge described as “extremely suggestible,” wouldn't have concluded based on the questioning that he would be able to go home rather than getting arrested.Berg insisted the investigators acted properly and didn't so much as imply promises. Judge David Hamilton seemed to dispute that, telling Berg that obvioush the investigators made vague promises of leniency.Dassey s attorney, Laura Mirider, argued the detectives made a •‘drumbeat of promises” before even major admission in the confession. Hamilton, though, told her he had watched the entire interrogation and didn't think Dassey’s will was subverted.The arguments lasted less than an hour. The panel has no timetable tor a decision, and it could be months before they rule.Dassey, now 27, and Avery have contended police framed them. They say police went after them to stop a lawsuit Avery had filed demanding millions from Manitowoc County because he spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit. Avery is pursuing his own appeal.Their cases gained, national at -tent ion m 201s after Netflix aired “Making a Murderer,” a multipart documentary' examining Halbach’s death and Avery’s and Dassey’s court battles. The series spawned widespread conjecture about their innocence, though authorities who worked on the cases say it w as biased.
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