Forensic Psychology Experts To Testify On Juvenile Suggestibility

Seven experts on interrogation techniques, confessions, coercion and juvenile suggestibility are scheduled to testify next month at a hearing that asks for a new trial for the teen convicted of killing Teresa Halbach.  Manitowoc County, WI, Judge Jerome Fox, who presided over Brendan Dassey's two-week trial in 2007, has scheduled five days to hear forensic psychology experts and arguments on a post conviction motion asking for a new trial.

Dassey's legal team says experienced police investigators used "psychologically coercive techniques" on Dassey, who was then a high school sophomore, enrolled in some special education classes.  Police and prosecutors contend Dassey was enrolled in mainly mainstream courses and understood his rights and the implications of his statements.

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