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25 Nov 2011, 6:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
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, Sticking to… [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 4:55 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Michael Morton will appear on Tuesday in Williamson County Court and officially released after Monday's decision by Judge Sid Harle. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 4:55 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Michael Morton will appear on Tuesday in Williamson County Court and officially released after Monday's decision by Judge Sid Harle. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 7:35 am by Steve Hall
A judge Tuesday denied a defense request to remove Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley from the Michael Morton case in the wake of new DNA evidence that has raised questions about Morton's 1987 conviction for his wife's murder. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 7:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Drawing meaning from the Michael Morton exonerationRoundup: Coverage of prosecutorial misconduct in the Michael Morton caseHolding judges accountable for past misconduct: William Adams and Ken AndersonRoundup of Williamson County prosecutorial misconduct fiascoOn the road to Damascus: The conversion of John BradleyEditorials: Weak state bar has failed in oversight role on prosecutor misconductBradley, Anderson engaged in 'heated discussion' after Michael… [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 7:47 am by Steve Hall
” Earlier coverage of the Michael Morton case is at the link. [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 6:01 am by Evidence ProfBlogger
It's doing so along with every county in Texas to comply with the Michael Morton Act,... [read post]
26 Aug 2012, 11:46 am by admin
There was a fatal motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon in Williamson County, Illinois. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 3:20 pm by johntfloyd
The behavior of this office in the Michael Morton case has already triggered four investigations, including one by the State Bar (here and here). [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 3:22 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In Williamson County, vandals are leaving reminders on John Bradley's yard signs of the District Attorney's role delaying Michael Morton's exoneration by opposing DNA testing of a bloody bandana for years on end:Via the Wilco WatchdogOuch! [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 1:10 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The stakes for Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson just got a lot higher with this news, via the Texas Tribune:Houston criminal defense lawyer Rusty Hardin will be the special prosecutor in the court of inquiry looking into possible misconduct in the case of Michael Morton, who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 of bludgeoning his wife to death.This won't be Hardin's first high-profile case. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 7:56 am by Steve Hall
Lawyers for Michael Morton, recently freed from a life sentence for a murder he did not commit, have accused former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson of deliberately hiding evidence to secure a guilty verdict 25 years ago. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 2:51 pm by johntfloyd
Investigation of Intentional Prosecutorial Misconduct by Williamson County DA’s Office By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In the 1980s Michael Morton was wrongfully, and unjustly, convicted of the murder of his wife (here and here). [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 11:29 am by Steve Hall
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed today to toss out Michael Morton’s 1987 conviction and life sentence for the murder of his wife, Christine, in Williamson County. [read post]