For example, the first episode briefly discusses an incident where 20-year-old Avery pleaded guilty to harming an animal. In the series, Avery is heard saying, "We were fooling around with the cat and I don't know, they were kind of negging it on and I tossed him over the fire and he lit up. I was young and stupid." In reality, Avery and another man pleaded no contest to pouring gasoline and oil on Avery's cat and throwing it into a fire.
I’m not going to defend what SA did regarding the no contest plea. It’s beyond defensible.
However, this no contest plea does not in any way justify an 18 year incarceration for a rape he didn’t commit and the apparent miscarriage of justice in the murder trial.