Brendan Dassey Case Study

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Between 2005 and 2007, Brendan Dassey was tried for the accessory in the murder of Teresa Halbach. I believe that Brendan Dassey should not have been tried for the murder of Teresa Halbach which are supported by several reasons. First of all, Brendan had a very low IQ, one to place him in the category of having a learning disability. Someone with such a low IQ shouldn’t have been questioned by investigative authority by himself. “...the conviction appeared to be largely based off of a confession that Brendan Dassey gave to the police, which his defense attorneys argue was coerced… Dassey was susceptible to police pressure to confess because he had a low IQ.” (Tanya Lewis, 2016)
Brendan had an IQ of 71 and 69 verbally, which is below the average normal IQ. This proves to me that although Dassey was of age to know what he was doing in this murder, if even committed, his mind was not mentally mature enough to handle the questioning from the police without a legal guardian or lawyer. …show more content…

“The police can question a minor without their parent(s) present when the minor in not in custody.” (Cop Watch of East Atlanta, 1999) This was illegal on Calumet Co. part because technically Dassey was in their custody and they were questioning him without giving him the choice to have his mom there. They had come to the school that Dassey attended and arrested him from there. This wasn’t really a major point brought up during his trial but it should’ve been something to get Calumet Co. in trouble with them being police and knowing that he had the right to have a parent. It’s as if they took complete advantage of

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