Story highlights Dassey's lawyers argued his confession was coercedThe appeals court overruled a federal magistrate's decision(CNN) A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the confession given by Brendan Dassey, a key figure in the Netflix "Making a Murderer" series, should not be thrown out. The decision from the US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a federal judge's ruling and means Dassey's life sentence will remain in effect. JUST WATCHED 'Making a Murderer' teen's release blocked Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH 'Making a Murderer' teen's release blocked 01:04Dassey later recanted his confession. His lawyers appealed through the state court system and then into the federal system, contending the confession was coerced. On Friday, the full Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 4-3 that the confession should stand.

Source: CNN December 09, 2017 02:09 UTC