Teresa Halbach Speaks In Video She MadeJudge Decides Against Steven Avery Getting New Trial
Avery To Be Sentenced On June 1
UPDATED: 5:28 pm CDT May 22,
2007
MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Manitowoc County judge ruled on Tuesday that Steven Avery won't get a new trial for the murder of Teresa Halbach.The decision was made during a 30-minute hearing.The 44-year-old was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and being a felon in possession of a firearm in March, but he was acquitted of mutilation of a corpse.
He and his 17-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey are accused of murdering the 25-year-old photographer and then burning her body near the family's rural salvage lot on Halloween 2005.Avery's lawyers filed a 38-page motion last month for a new trial, saying that the verdict was "inconsistent and irreconcilable," among other things.Judge Patrick Willis said that he wasn't aware of any Wisconsin case law that allowed a judge to overturn a jury's verdict for inconsistency.Avery will be sentenced on June 1 and faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison, plus 10 years. Willis has the option of setting a parole eligibility date.
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Previous Stories:
- May 21, 2007: Judge In Avery Case To Consider Motion For New Trial
- May 15, 2007: Thousands Of Hours Of Overtime Used To Prosecute Avery
- April 27, 2007: Security For Avery, Dassey Trials Likely To Exceed Budget
- April 17, 2007: Dassey Trial Testimony Reviews Evidence Used To Convict Avery
- April 17, 2007: Prosecutor: Dassey 'Stood Ready' To Help Avery Kill
- April 11, 2007: Jury Selection Starts Thursday In Trial For Avery's Nephew
- April 6, 2007: Status Conference Set For Civil Case Against Avery
- April 5, 2007: May 31, 2006: Halbach Family Sues Avery's Nephew
- March 21, 2007: Deputy Accused By Attorneys Of Framing Avery Speaks Out
- March 20, 2007: Manitowoc County Sheriff Pleased With Avery Verdict
- March 19, 2007: Spotlight Now Turns To Dassey Trial After Avery's Conviction
- March 18, 2007: Steven Avery Found Guilty Of Killing Teresa Halbach
- March 16, 2007: Jurors Ask For Testimony From Avery's Nephew
- March 16, 2007: One Juror Replaced; Deliberations Start Anew
- March 15, 2007: Steven Avery Jury To Resume Deliberations Friday Morning
- March 15, 2007: Avery Trial Juror Descriptions
- March 13, 2007: Closing Arguments In Avery Trial Scheduled Wednesday
- March 12, 2007: Defense Rests In Steven Avery Trial
- March 9, 2007: Avery Defense Attorneys Strike Back
- March 8, 2007: Avery Defense Requests False Imprisonment Charge Be Dropped
- March 7, 2007: Prosecution Rests Case In Avery Trial
- March 6, 2007: Prosecution Tries To Refute Frame-Up Defense In Avery Case
- March 5, 2007: FBI Chemist Delivers Major Blow To Avery's Defense
- March 2, 2007: Pathologist: Halbach Likely Died From Shot To Head
- March 1, 2007: Defense Suggests Bone Fragments Planted On Avery's Property
- February 28, 2007: Teresa Halbach's Mother Testifies
- February 27, 2007: Witnesses Testify About Fire On Steven Avery's Property
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