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Steven Avery is at the mercy of the Wisconsin court once again. Avery must defend himself against a county that has the belief of him being guilty for simply being an Avery. This is not the first time Manitowoc county assumed Avery's guilt before a trial occurs. Avery was brought before the Court on March 10, 1986, for the sexual assault, attempted murder and false imprisonment of Penny Beerntsen. Avery was sentenced to thirty-two years in prison by Judge Fred Hazelwood. Avery kept proclaiming his innocence during his appeals. In 2001, the Wisconsin Innocence Project agreed to review Avery's case. The Wisconsin Innocence Project requested permission to conduct advanced DNA testing from the Wisconsin court of Appeals. On September 10, 2003, …show more content…

The police, upon hearing that Halbach's vehicle was found on the Avery property, wanted to find Avery guilty for Halbach's disappearance. On a police recorded phone call placed on November 5, 2005, one hour after the Rav4 was discovered, Detective Jacobs of the Manitowoc County Sherriff's Department inquiries whether Avery was already in custody or not. Three days later, Avery's blood is found inside the Rav4. Steven Avery is arrested for possession of firearms. After waiving his Miranda Rights, a nurse takes a swab of his saliva for DNA testing. Avery is charged with: (1) 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, (2) Mutilation of a Corpse, (3) Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and (4) False Imprisonment. Id.,(Ex. F.) Steven Avery pleads innocent to the murder and mutilation of Teresa Halbach on January 16, 2006. Judge Willis had Avery's trial moved to Calumet County and forbade the further involvement of Manitowoc County's police department. Along with Avery's blood, Detective Culhane's scene report indicated that Halbach's blood was also located in the Rav4. While pursuing the planted evidence defense a possibly tampered with blood vial was discovered in police custody. During the pre-trial hearing, Judge Willis denies the State's motion to exclude the blood vial evidence gathered from police custody. As a result, the State asks the judge to allow the FBI to develop a chemical test

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They also find problems with evidence involving Teresa's RAV4, which was found on the Avery property, saying that there was a car crusher on location in the Avery Junkyard, and that any reasonable person would have destroyed the car, since they would’ve known that it could have been used as evidence against them. A great point is also brought up by them regarding Steven's blood being found in the car, saying that there were no fingerprints found in the car belonging to Steven, and that he would have needed to wear gloves, and even if he had worn gloves, then there would have been no way possible that he could have bled from his finger. It also doesn't make sense that the police suddenly found evidence in Avery's garage on March 1st of 2006, the bullet casings, even though they had been searching for 4 months prior without finding a shred of physical evidence. Lenk was also there when the search of the garage had happened, even though he was never even authorized to be there. And since he had mishandled a previous case that involved Steven Avery, which led to a wrong conviction that landed Steven Avery in an 18-year prison sentence for rape, a crime he didn’t commit, he was deposed as a result and relieved of his duties while also being sued by Avery on the basis of his wrongful conviction.

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There is more for each side of the argument for Avery and Dassey. That is why watching this series is maddening. They totally did it, but then they totally didn't do it. The cases for and against are so strong that it's no wonder that this case and series is talking over the Internet. There is one thing that I was to say as I end this article: the amount of reasonable doubt is enough to get both of them off.

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Accused Again – Steven Avery Steven Avery was accused of the ruthless murder of Teresa Halbach. She was on the Avery property to take photos of Steven’s van which he wanted to sell. Over the next few hours, she was ‘apparently’ murdered and her body burned. Only a few short days after this, the unreliable Manitowoc Police Department charged Steven Avery with Halbach’s murder. After following and studying the case, I am convinced that Steven is innocent, and has been framed for Halbach’s murder.

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Even when Michael’s new defense team, through the innocence project, found a crime that was eerily similar to the method of murder and subsequent events to the one that Michael was convicted of, the new prosecutor in Williamson County fought hard to keep DNA testing from taking place, even stating that they objected to the testing now because the defense hadn’t requested it before (Morton, 2014). There was further evidence of ineffectiveness in that the coroner who’d changed his estimated time of death between the autopsy and trial, had come under scrutiny for his findings in this case, as well as several others, with claims of gross errors “including one case where he came to the conclusion that a man who’d been stabbed in the back had committed suicide” (Morton, 2014). This was only one of the many injustices that were committed against Michael Morton throughout his trial. In August of 2006, the defense was finally granted permission to perform DNA testing on the items that had been taken from his wife’s body (Morton, 2014). Although this testing did not reveal any information about the guilty party, it did at least give Michael the knowledge that Chris was not sexually violated before or after her death (Morton,

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Steven Avery fights to prove his claimed innocence. Steven claims that "they set him up," when he was investigated and was told that he was not a suspect. The investigation of Teresa's death resulted in finding an essential in Steven's residence, EDTA test being done, and log documentation of officers. When searching Steven's home, a key that linked to Teresa's Rav 4 was found.

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For example, the murder of Steven Tuomi who was killed on November 27, 1987. Jeffrey was working as a cook in a small restaurant just across the street from a club. His shift ended at six-thirty in the morning, at the same time the men from the club were starting to mingle outside the club, as it had just closed. Jeffrey had talked to Tuomi and they agreed to go to the Ambassadors Hotel and continue to drink. Passing out, and later in the day waking up, he had make a ghastly discovery.

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However, Avery is not as guiltless as it may seem. The series proved to be rather one-sided, leaving important information and evidence out of the documentary that support the prosecution's arguments and instead, highlighting all of the circumstances that backed up the defense's case. Although some may stand firm on the idea that he is innocent, I believe Steven Avery to be a rightfully convicted, guilty man due to the abundant amount of reliable evidence the prosecution presented that all point to Steven Avery taking part in the murder of Teresa Halbach, most of which were excluded from the

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The state's most compelling evidence is that of the coat, they found evidence of Mr. Rodgers DNA on the bottom of the coat. The problem with this is that the defense proved the point that if he had murdered Mr. Rodgers, then blood would have been all over the jacket, which there wasn’t. Equally important to point out is that they should have searched for shoes, and pants when they scoured his house. Considering they both should have had blood residue or particulates on them. They stated that he could have taken the jacket off, but it’s a suspicion.

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Steven Avery has an IQ of 70 and barely functioned in school. Steven is known to admit to his flaws and own up to the wrong he’s done, but no matter how many times he denies he is still the prime suspect. Penny Beernsten was

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Avery was convicted of a rape in 1985, but acquitted of the charge by DNA evidence and planned to sue the department. However, shortly after his release he became a prime suspect and convicted of another murder and is currently serving his sentence in jail (Marsh, 2016, p. 10). The release of the documentary hints to the fact that evidence was planted on him and was used to convict Steven Avery. This idea of corruption in the criminal justice system has been

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This ultimately corrupts the whole system and opens up a potential of doubt whether Avery truly did commit the murder or not. The jurors went and listened to the first confession they could find. In this case, it was of Avery’s nephew with a story that matched up perfectly with the evidence. Many would find this suspicious and question it, however, in this case, it was taken as true and put Avery behind bars. Similarly, Jefferson faced the same kind of situation.

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Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong In Brandon L. Garrett 's book, Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong, he makes it very clear how wrongful convictions occur and how these people have spent many years in prison for crimes they never committed. Garrett presents 250 cases of innocent people who were convicted wrongfully because the prosecutors opposed testing the DNA of those convicted. Garrett provided simple statistics such as graphs, percentages, and charts to help the reader understand just how great of an impact this was.

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Avery fought several times for an appeal, but each time was denied. Fortunately for Avery, a petition for DNA testing was granted in 1995 and showed that scrapings taken of Beernsten’s fingernails contained the DNA of an unknown person. The tests were unable to eliminate Avery, however, and a movement for a new trial was denied. In April of 2002, attorneys for the Wisconsin Innocence Project obtained a court order for DNA testing of 13 hairs recovered from Beernsten at the time of the crime. The state crime laboratory reported that, using the FBI DNA database, it had linked a hair to Gregory Allen, a convicted felon who bore a striking resemblance to Avery.

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The man was exhausted, repeated what he was told to repeat, and even after things that he confessed to and the crime itself did not match, was still sentenced to prison. 15 years later, Thibodeaux was spared the death penalty, due to, The Innocence Project in New York a national group that reviews cases to help wrongfully incarcerated people by using technology DNA testing. According to the projects data and Acker (2016),

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The Innocence Project has been able to lend aid to many individuals, who without their help, would not have seen life outside of prison again. The most well-known client of The Innocence Project is Steven Avery, whom is essentially famous due to a documentary series which followed his struggle for freedom. (Thesis) The Innocence Project is a national and international public organization committed to absolving wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and dedicated to the reconstruction of the criminal justice system, in order prevent any further injustice of innocent men or women. Many have been freed with the help of The Innocence Project and the advances in DNA testing, one of the most well-known clients being Steven Avery whom at the age of 22 was wrongfully convicted of

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