UNDATED (WTAQ) – Attorneys for Brendan Dassey are continuing to push for his release from prison while the state appeals an order tossing his murder conviction.
The state of Wisconsin announced they would appeal a ruling from a federal magistrate judge overturning Dassey’s conviction for killing Teresa Halbach.
Dassey’s attorneys want him freed on bond, while prosecutors argue that Dassey should remain behind bars.
On Tuesday, Dassey’s attorney filed a 12-page document arguing the state misinterpreted the judge’s previous rulings.
“In short, the Respondent’s arguments against bond are conclusory, ill-supported, and not worthy of any weight. Petitioner Brendan Dassey therefore respectfully asks this Court to grant him his freedom by issuing a recognizance bond pending the Respondent’s appeal or, in the alternative, a bond with a reasonable and affordable surety,” wrote attorney Laura Nirider.
Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, were sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 killing of Halbach.
Interest in the case was renewed earlier this year following the release of the Netflix miniseries “Making a Murderer.”
