Decades ago, the Supreme Court articulated that courts should
evaluate teenagers' confessions with special care, because kids aren't able to
cope with the psychological challenges of police interrogation in the same way
adults do, reported CNN.
On June 14, the court will consider whether this requirement
is still sound when it meets behind closed doors and discusses whether to take
up the case of Brendan Dassey, an intellectually impaired Wisconsin boy who,
according to his lawyers, gave a coerced confession to murder at age 16.
Dassey became famous after his story was featured in
Netflix's "Making a Murderer." His videotaped interrogation was
unforgettable: police falsely promised Dassey he'd be set free if he confessed
and then coached him on how the crime unfolded when he was unable to guess
even the most basic details. Shockingly, Dassey remains imprisoned for life
after a federal appeals court ruled that his confession should
not be thrown out.
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