Brendan Dassey

‘Making a Murderer’ update: Dassey freed, Avery’s lawyer files new motion

August 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Screenshot of the post conviction testing motion showing the date that the Police seized the RAV4

On Friday 12th August, Judge William Duffin asserted that Brendan Dassey, Steven Avery’s co-accused, should either be freed or face retrial within 90 days. Duffin found [...]

Brendan Dassey of “Making a Murderer” to be released?

August 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

"0556 "I want my phone call."" by Jason Farrar. Found on flickr and used under Creative Commons.

Multiple online sources tonight are reporting that Brendan Dassey, nephew of Steven Avery, has had his conviction overturned. Should the state not refile, Dassey should be [...]

The re-affirmation of criminal joint enterprise by the UKSC in Jogee

September 16, 2016

Joint enterprise increasingly permeates policing. The Code of Practice A which governs the police use of the power to stop and search individuals in public places, requires the police to have reasonable suspicion that a person is engaging in criminal activity before that person can be searched. In the 2015 edition, section 9A extends the meaning of ‘reasonable suspicion’ that those stopped and searched might be engaged in criminal activity to suspicion that their targets might be associated with a group another member of which might commit a crime. That provision opens the possibility of a major extension of stop and search usage (which can in itself lead to major public order disturbances), and the creation of apparent criminal association at the lowest and least visible level of police activity. [...]
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