Case Studies

Brendan Dassey Case

The central question in the Brendan Dassey case isn't whether the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach was serious — it was. It's whether the confession of a 16-year-old, obtained through interrogation, can actually be trusted.

Stephanie Crowe Case

Within days of 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe being found stabbed to death in her Escondido, California bedroom in January 1998, police concluded it was an inside job — and set their sights on her 14-year-old brother Michael, and eventually his teenage friends.

State v. Ochoa

The central question in the Emanuel Ochoa case isn't whether the assault of a five-year-old was serious — it was. It's whether the confession of a 14-year-old, obtained through interrogation, can actually be trusted.