It will be months — if not years — before Brendan Dassey’s fate is determined by the criminal justice system, but the controversial case has already made a national impact. “This is a big case,” said Marsha Levick deputy director and chief counsel of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia. “It has received a tremendous amount of attention; millions of people saw it unfold.” Dassey’s conviction in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach has been the subject of intense scrutiny sinc

CHICAGO – Guessing how federal appeals court judges will rule based on the questions they ask in a hearing is more parlor game than science. Nevertheless, an attorney for the state of Wisconsin had barely started his argument Tuesday that Brendan Dassey's murder conviction should be reinstated when Judge Ilana Rovner stopped him cold. Rovner wanted to know if Dassey, convicted in the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach, would have concluded he could go home after answe

Milwaukee - Lawyers for the state and Brendan Dassey of "Making a Murderer" fame argued before an appeals court Tuesday. At stake, Dassey's release from custody after his conviction was overturned in connection with the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach. Dassey and his Uncle Steven Avery, who is serving time after his murder conviction, were the subject of a netflix documentary "Making A Murderer" which raises questions about law enforcement conduct. Well known defe

Brendan Dassey, left, listens to testimony Jan. 19, 2010, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, Wis. Dassey, whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" was ordered released Nov. 14, 2016, from federal prison while prosecutors appeal. Dassey's supervised release was not immediate and is contingent upon him meeting multiple conditions. (Sue Pischke / AP) Could Brendan Dassey — the intellectually challenged de

CHICAGO (WBAY) – A federal appeals court in Chicago will decide the fate of “Making A Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey after hearing arguments from both sides Tuesday morning. Dassey’s attorney Laura Nirider and Wisconsin Department of Justice prosecutor Luke Berg presented their arguments in front of a panel of three judges on Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Emily Matesic of Action 2 News sat in on the hearing. Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were convicted in separate t

Chicago -- A lawyer for the State of Wisconsin will have 20 minutes Tuesday to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate Brendan Dassey’s conviction in what has become known worldwide as the “Making a Murderer” case. And if ultimately the lawyer doesn’t succeed, the state will have to decide whether to put Dassey on trial again. A quick review: Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, were convicted in separate trials of the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. The charred remains o

CHICAGO A federal appeals court will consider the fate of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer." Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 in the death of photographer Teresa Halbach two years earlier. Dassey told detectives he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and kill Halbach in the Avery family's Manitowoc County salvage yard. A federal magistrate judge overturned Dassey's conviction in August. He ruled that investigators too

CHICAGO (WBAY) – After his murder conviction was overturned back in August, Brendan Dassey’s case will be heard Tuesday morning in front of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were both convicted for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. Their cases gained international attention following the Netflix release of a documentary series “Making a Murderer” in December, 2015. Attorneys for both sides will be given 20 minutes to argue their case, wi

(Herald Times Reporter/Eric Young via AP, Pool) CHICAGO -- (WLUK) - The fate of convicted killer Brendan Dassey is in the hands of the U. S. Court of Appeals in Chicago. The court will hear arguments Tuesday morning to decide whether Dassey's conviction should be overturned. Dassey along with his uncle Steven Avery were convicted in separate trials in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. The successful prosecution of then 17-year-old Brendan Dassey in adult court hinged on Dass

"Making a Murderer" Valentine's Day cards don't appear to be making the rounds this year, but that doesn't mean supporters aren't eagerly awaiting Feb. 14. On Tuesday, oral arguments in Dassey's case will be presented to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. The panel of judges will hear arguments from the Wisconsin Department of Justice and from Dassey's attorney, Laura Nirider, on Dassey's overturned conviction. Dean Strang, one of the defense attorn