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29 Jan 2017, 6:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In cities which have adopted the state police and fire civil service code, prosecutors similarly lack access to "impeachment" information in disciplinary files of officers they put on the stand as witnesses, although they have a duty under the Michael Morton Act to disclose such information. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 7:07 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Basically, the stuff the Michael Morton Act says most defendants get to see after they're formally charged, Austin and Houston police officers get to see before they're ever even questioned by investigators. [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 6:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Maryland and the Michael Morton Act, Texas prosecutors are obligated to produce. [read post]
11 Mar 2016, 9:43 am by Amy Starnes
” His case, which also was the subject of the documentary “An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story,” led the Texas Legislature to adopt the 2013 Michael Morton Act. [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 4:32 pm by John Floyd
In 2011, DNA results completely exonerated Michael Morton as the killer of his wife. [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 10:23 am by John Floyd
Both men fell into utter disgrace for their involvement in the conviction and wrongful imprisonment of Michael Morton. [read post]
2 Feb 2016, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
Siegel, The Origin of the Compelling State Interest Test and Strict Scrutiny, 48 AJLH 355-407 (2006)Morton J. [read post]
13 Jan 2016, 9:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Their comment seemed like a workaday interpretation to this non-lawyer, but it clarified that Michael Morton Act obligations regarding witness statements, which by definition include grand jury testimony (!) [read post]
7 Jan 2016, 4:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I think of the way Ken Anderson's disbarment and brief incarceration over the Michael Morton case has left the state bar (barely) more open to disciplining prosecutors for withholding exculpatory evidence. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 7:15 am by Michael Geist
The post The Trouble with the TPP, Day 3: Copyright Term Extension appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 9:34 am by Michael Lowe
Consider some of the instances of prosecutors holding back evidence that would help the defense that we’ve already covered in past posts, including: Examples of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Texas Four Top Texas District Attorneys Facing Allegations of Prosecutorial Misconduct (Including the Dallas DA) New Texas Law Fights Prosecutorial Misconduct – The Michael Morton Act Prosecutor Karren Price Found By Texas Court To Have Hidden Evidence In Murder Case 2. [read post]
20 Dec 2015, 12:28 pm by John Floyd
  Michael Morton Case   Michael Morton was 32 years old in 1986 when he was arrested and charged with beating his wife to death. [read post]