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The U.S justice system has faced heavy criticism following the release of documents relating to the Making A Murderer court case.
Papers surrounding the overturned conviction of Brendan Dassey are slowly being made public, with some files being leaked to Twitter saying his conviction was the result of an 'extreme malfunction in the state of the criminal justice system'.
Official documents read: "The court does not reach this conclusion lightly. The present decision is made in full appreciation of the limited nature of habeas remedy under AEDPA and mindful of the principles of comity and federalism that restrain federal intervention in this arena.
"However, the high standard imposed by AEDPA is not a complete bar to relief.
"While the circumstances for relief may be rare, even extraordinary, it is the conclusion of the court that this case represents the sort of 'extreme malfunction in the state of the criminal justice system' that federal habeas corpus relief exists to correct."
Dassey, now aged 26, was convicted of murdering photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005, along with his uncle Steven Avery, and was sentenced to life in prison with no parole.
It has been claimed that he was coerced and possibly even threatened into admitting to crimes he played no part in, with a judge ruling that Dassey's supposed confession was obtained after he had been given 'false promises' by investigators.
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The ruling has now been overturned and the official documents state he should be 'released from custody unless, within 90 days of the date of this decision, the State initiates proceedings to retry him'.
Words by James Dawson
Topics: Steven Avery, Making A Murderer, Prison
