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Man at centre of Netflix's Making a Murderer case fails to get new trial
Source: Associated Press
Man at centre of Netflix's Making a Murderer case fails to get new trial
Associated Press in Madison
Wednesday 4 October 2017 09.51 BST
A Wisconsin man convicted in the killing of a woman that was the focus of the hit Netflix series Making a Murderer has been denied a request for a new trial.
Steven Avery’s attorney said she planned to present fresh evidence to the court to try to revive his request after it was rejected by a state circuit judge. Avery had argued that his conviction in the death in 2005 of photographer Teresa Halbach was based on planted evidence and false testimony.
“We have additional test results and witness affidavits,” Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, said in a statement. “The scientific testing is not completed, we remain optimistic that Mr Avery’s conviction will be vacated.”
Sheboygan county circuit judge Angela Sutkiewicz said in her ruling on Tuesday that based on the evidence presented so far, Avery failed to establish grounds to warrant a new trial. Avery argued that new scientific tests cast doubt on evidence submitted at his trial, presented alternate theories about the killing and questioned the motives of police.
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Associated Press in Madison
Wednesday 4 October 2017 09.51 BST
A Wisconsin man convicted in the killing of a woman that was the focus of the hit Netflix series Making a Murderer has been denied a request for a new trial.
Steven Avery’s attorney said she planned to present fresh evidence to the court to try to revive his request after it was rejected by a state circuit judge. Avery had argued that his conviction in the death in 2005 of photographer Teresa Halbach was based on planted evidence and false testimony.
“We have additional test results and witness affidavits,” Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, said in a statement. “The scientific testing is not completed, we remain optimistic that Mr Avery’s conviction will be vacated.”
Sheboygan county circuit judge Angela Sutkiewicz said in her ruling on Tuesday that based on the evidence presented so far, Avery failed to establish grounds to warrant a new trial. Avery argued that new scientific tests cast doubt on evidence submitted at his trial, presented alternate theories about the killing and questioned the motives of police.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/04/steven-avery-man-at-centre-of-netflixs-making-a-murderer-case-fails-to-get-new-trial