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20 Nov 2017, 2:29 pm by Ariana Costakes
The Innocence Project lobbied in support of the order, because judicial oversight of discovery was key in holding former Texas prosecutor Ken Anderson in criminal contempt for the misconduct that resulted in Innocence Project client Michael Morton wrongly serving 25 years for the murder of his wife before he was cleared by DNA evidence. [read post]
15 Nov 2017, 2:09 am by Michael Lowe
  See: Texas Prosecutor on Trial for Prosecutorial Misconduct Prosecutorial Misconduct in Texas: Continuing Injustice Prosecutorial Misconduct Rules Issued by Texas Supreme Court: Where is Michael Morton’s Prosecutor, Ken Anderson, Now? [read post]
11 Nov 2017, 10:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" But the Fair Punishment story does not, and referenced a couple of Texas cases from before the passage of the Michael Morton Act. [read post]
8 Nov 2017, 8:55 am by jlucivero
” The Innocence Project lobbied the Task Force to issue this recommendation in part because judicial oversight of discovery was critical in holding the former Texas prosecutor (and later judge) Ken Anderson in criminal contempt for the misconduct that resulted in Innocence Project client Michael Morton wrongly serving 25 years for the murder of his wife before he was cleared by DNA evidence. [read post]
7 Nov 2017, 10:45 am by John Floyd
  Hiding behind the Michael Morton Act—which requires the State of disclose all information, good or bad, to the defense—the district attorney said it would take a year to examine all the evidence to determine what was subject to disclosure. [read post]
19 Oct 2017, 10:00 am by Robert Kreisman
Michael Shimko was 17 years old when he went to the Geisinger-Kistler Clinic for treatment of what he thought was a hemorrhoid. [read post]
18 Oct 2017, 8:00 am by Robert Kreisman
Michael Haak, did not use Infuse in the manner as stipulated on the device’s label when he performed surgery on Norabuena in September 2012. [read post]
17 Sep 2017, 6:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" And so, Ron DeLord was warning them in his book that there was going to be a comeuppance for this sort of behavior and now there has been.Amanda: We'll look forward to watching this story as it unfolds.Scott: Next up, Texas' Fifth Court of Appeals out of Dallas ruled that a prosecutor who interviewed a witness and concealed the statement from the defense violated a discover order based on the Michael Morton Act. [read post]
6 Aug 2017, 2:24 pm by John Floyd
Former “prosecutor of the year” Ken Anderson knowingly suppressed evidence that sent an innocent man, Michael Morton, to a Texas prison for 24 years and former “prosecutor of the year” John Bradley did everything he could to conceal Anderson’s misconduct and keep Morton in prison. [read post]
6 Aug 2017, 2:24 pm by John Floyd
Former “prosecutor of the year” Ken Anderson knowingly suppressed evidence that sent an innocent man, Michael Morton, to a Texas prison for 24 years and former “prosecutor of the year” John Bradley did everything he could to conceal Anderson’s misconduct and keep Morton in prison. [read post]
17 Jul 2017, 10:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The following session, the Michael Morton Act strengthened disclosure requirements for prosecutors in ways that specifically implicated informant testimony. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 10:56 am by John Floyd
In 2013, the Texas Legislature enacted the Michael Morton Act. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 6:00 am by Guest Blogger
Laura KalmanFor the Symposium on Michael Klarman, The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 5:36 am by Michael Lowe
.: Examples of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Texas; New Texas Law Fights Prosecutorial Misconduct – The Michael Morton Act; and Prosecutor Karren Price Found By Texas Court To Have Hidden Evidence In Murder Case. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 4:03 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Here, passage of the Michael Morton Act placed the issue in stark relief at cities which opted into the state civil service code (~70), an issue first raised publicly by Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Barbara Hervey. [read post]
12 Mar 2017, 7:04 am by Gritsforbreakfast
 They were wrongfully convicted, and that includes like Anthony Graves, Dwayne Brown, even Michael Morton where no relief was given on direct appeal. [read post]
22 Feb 2017, 12:51 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
But Texas did a good thing passing that law, and the statute (as well as the compensation package) remains the best in the country.Folks like Michael Morton, Anthony Graves, the late James Woodard, Christopher Scott, and many others, were able to regain what's left of till-then lost lives and even participate as spokesmen for the innocence movement which helped free them thanks to the security and independence Texas' compensation package gave them. [read post]
19 Feb 2017, 8:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Juan Hinojosa aims to address in his SB 783: The Michael Morton Act requires prosecutors to hand over impeachment evidence about witnesses to the defense, but by law neither they nor the public can know about police officer misconduct if it does not result in a suspension or termination. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 10:07 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Maryland.Under the Michael Morton Act, prosecutors are responsible for providing the defense with impeachment evidence about their witnesses, including police officers. [read post]