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22 Nov 2011, 3:13 pm
Nearly two months after Michael Morton was freed in Texas following 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, the former district attorney who prosecuted the case held a press conference last week to discuss his involvement in the case.An editorial in Tuesday's Austin American-Statesman said that State District Judge Ken Anderson offered an apology to Michael Morton without accepting responsibility. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 9:41 am
Earlier coverage of the Michael Morton exoneration begins at the link. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 2:39 pm
Houston Chronicle Columnist Rick Casey today excoriates a Texas prosecutor for delaying DNA testing in the case of Innocence Project client Michael Morton. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 4:34 pm
The Innocence Project was successful in overturning the conviction of Michael Morton when a piece of evidence in his case was re-tested and found not to contain the DNA of Morton but of another man. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 3:02 pm
After serving nearly 25 years for a murder he did not commit, Michael Morton spent his first night of freedom celebrating with family, friends and the legal team that won his release. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 1:24 pm
Williamson County Justice System under Scrutiny by State Bar of Texas By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Since our last post about the tragic case of Michael Morton, the “prosecutor of the year” in that case, now District Judge Ken Anderson, and his cohort, Mike Davis, who actually prosecuted Morton for the 1986 murder of his wife, face investigations by the State Bar of Texas and Morton’s attorneys,… [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 10:04 am
What’s the New Evidence That the Innocence Project Argues Clears Michael Morton? [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 4:14 pm
He seemed to care little about the disgrace he brought to the office and has never admitted the least culpability in Michael Morton's false conviction. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 10:38 am
By Marisa Winoker In 1987, Michael Morton was convicted of brutally murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. [read post]
11 Nov 2020, 10:48 am
In light of this clear injustice, Texas lawmakers unanimously passed the Michael Morton Act in 2013. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 5:36 am
In mid-session, the Texas Defender Service and Texas Appleseed came out with a joint report titled, "Towards More Transparent Justice: The Michael Morton Act's First Year," evaluating Texas' new criminal discovery law that took effect January 2014. [read post]
30 Apr 2013, 6:23 am
The House worked late and I didn't stay for the committee festivities, but it sounds like the hearing on the discovery bill in Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence went well:Texas Tribune: House panel hears testimony on "Michael Morton ActDallas Morning News: Michael Morton Act left pending, could go soon to House floorSee also coverage from the SA Express News on passage by the Texas House of the Timothy Cole Exoneration Commission. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 6:17 am
The Innocence Project Michael Morton, between his parents, was released from prison after serving 25 years for a murder he said he didn’t commit It was a banner day yesterday for the wrongfully convicted. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 1:53 pm
Michael Morton, who has served 25 years in prison for the murder of his wife, has always maintained his innocence and spent the last six years fighting for DNA testing over the District Attorney's objections. [read post]
29 Sep 2009, 12:26 pm
William Michael Treanor (Fordham University School of Law) has posted Morton Horwitz: Legal Historian as Lawyer and Historian (TRANSFORMATIONS IN AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF PROFESSOR MORTON J. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 2:00 pm
Michael Morton will be officially exonerated of the 1987 murder of his wife today, Monday, December 19. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 5:06 am
The duties of a board of directors that is buying another company were addressed in a recent article by Mark Morton, Michael Pittenger and Michael Reilly, all of Wilmington, Delaware. [read post]
25 Nov 2011, 6:31 am
Several recent essays on the prosecutorial misconduct mess surrounding the Michael Morton case out of Williamson County caught my eye and deserve Grits readers' attention:Ken Herman, columnist, Austin Statesman: Fallibility of our legal system Staff editorial, Austin Statesman: Systems don't fail; people doLamar Hankins, San Marcos Mercury: Judge Ken Anderson still can't tell the truth about the Michael Morton caseJordan Smith, Austin Chronicle,… [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 5:37 am
In most pictures I see of Michael Morton he has a big grin on his face, like the cat who just ate the canary. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:17 am
Too little, way too late.Related:John Bradley tries to short-circuit investigation into prosecutor misconduct in Michael Morton case John Bradley facing local, national criticism now that Michael Morton formally exoneratedState Bar should sanction prosecutor from Michael Morton case but almost certainly won't What can the Texas Legislature do to reduce prosecutorial misconduct? [read post]
