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22 Nov 2011, 12:34 pm
According to a recent report from the Associated Press, the Texas Attorney General called the attorney of the wrongly convicted man, Michael Morton, and notified him that a new suspect had been arrested in conjunction with the 25-year-old crime. [read post]
13 Jan 2016, 9:29 am
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]
23 Apr 2020, 1:37 pm
As Innocence Project client Michael Morton, who wrongly spent 25 years in prison for murder because the prosecutor hid key evidence of his innocence – and whose case is still the only one in the U.S. in which a former prosecutor has ever been jailed for misconduct that caused a wrongful conviction – has said, “Accountability works. [read post]
16 Sep 2015, 1:59 pm
On May 16, 2013, former Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law the Michael Morton Act (“Morton Act”). [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:24 am
Remember the words of Michael Morton who was freed from prison earlier this month after serving nearly 25 years on a life sentence for killing his wife: "I thank God this wasn't a capital case. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 7:13 am
One reason we needed the Michael Morton Act (which improved on our State’s horrible discovery rules in criminal cases) is that the State was hiding evidence which convicted innocent people. [read post]
18 Sep 2014, 8:44 am
They'll have a lot more information to work with if the Lege evaluates and possibly tweaks the Michael Morton Act in 2017, perhaps making it the focus of some committee's interim charge.But Mr. [read post]
18 Feb 2012, 1:47 pm
By the time the dust settles the case of Michael Morton may end up being one of the most significant in the history of Texas Criminal justice. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 8:11 am
The court of inquiry examining former Williamson County prosecutor Ken Anderson's role in the Michael Morton case will progress slowly for the next three months, the special prosecutor said Monday. [read post]
24 Nov 2012, 7:44 am
Rumors are circulating that the court of inquiry initiated by Michael Morton's attorneys against Williamson County District Judge (and former District Attorney) Ken Anderson may be reset for Feb. 4, from the currently scheduled date of Dec. 10. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 3:32 pm
More interestingly, each of these seven PACs received a $3000 donation on July 8, 2013 from Michael Morton or a Morton-owned entity. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 3:10 pm
Eric Olson, son of the recently exonerated Michael Morton, spoke to the Texas Tribune about prosecutorial misconduct in his father's case. [read post]
21 Jan 2015, 1:06 pm
Earlier this month, former Arkansas circuit judge Michael Maggio pleaded guilty for accepting a bribe “in the form of a campaign contribution” when, days after taking money from nursing-home owner Michael Morton, he “reduced a jury-awarded $5.2 million judgment against one of Morton's nursing homes to $1 million. [read post]
1 Dec 2014, 7:08 am
We explore criminal law, from the transformation of federal sentencing to the Michael Morton Act and how it has changed the way cases are handled in Texas. [read post]
30 Dec 2012, 5:42 am
The Dallas News has named exonerees Michael Morton and Christopher Scott "Texans of the Year" for initiating advocacy efforts in the wake of their release from prison stints served for false murder convictions. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 6:10 am
Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland (“the Property”). [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 10:47 am
John Whitmire's legislation this spring, clarifying that prosecutors may be punished in older cases (like Judge Ken Anderson in the Michael Morton case) where "fraudulent concealment" of probative evidence resulted in a wrongful conviction. [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 8:33 am
Robinson is charged with shooting and killing Penn Hills police Officer Michael Crawshaw and civilian Danyal Morton on December 6, 2009. [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 4:32 pm
In 2011, DNA results completely exonerated Michael Morton as the killer of his wife. [read post]
29 Dec 2011, 6:13 am
Today's New York Times includes a staff editorial focused on Judge Ken Anderson's role in Michael Morton's false conviction out of Williamson County. [read post]
