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23 Jul 2013, 11:03 am
The aftermath of the Michael Morton exoneration has cost Williamson County more than half a million dollars, reported the Austin Statesman (July 22), mostly in legal fees surrounding the court of inquiry but also for the prosecution of the real killer, Mark Norwood, whose DNA was found at the scene on a belatedly tested bloody handkerchief. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 1:41 pm
The other day, I was blogging about tags, and somebody asked what are all the tags. [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 6:19 pm
Grits noticed several items this week that didn't make it into full posts but deserve readers' attention:Lawsuit over constitutionality of truancy chargesTexas Appleseed is taking Dallas ISD to court.The Michael Morton case and Williamson County jury pools Because of hometown publicity, a capital murder case was moved from Waco to Williamson County, only to find during voir dire that "About 10 prospective jurors out of 55 questioned so far either were disqualified or… [read post]
8 May 2013, 10:49 am
Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson Serving as the head prosecutor for the Georgetown area for several years and later as a Texas District Court Judge, Ken Anderson ran the Office of the District Attorney for Williamson County in the State of Texas. [read post]
8 May 2013, 10:49 am
Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson Serving as the head prosecutor for the Georgetown area for several years and later as a Texas District Court Judge, Ken Anderson ran the Office of the District Attorney for Williamson County in the State of Texas. [read post]
5 May 2013, 9:16 am
Charges against Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson following the court of inquiry in the Michael Morton case aren't the only recent example of a former District Attorney coming under indictment for alleged prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
2 May 2013, 9:24 pm
Cause why not.At the end of an extraordinary proceeding, a court of inquiry as it's known, Ken Anderson, formerly the District Attorney of Williamson County, Texas and now a judge in that county, was criminally charged with Criminal Contempt of Court, Tampering with Evidence, and Tampering with Government Records in relation to his prosecution of Michael Morton. [read post]
19 Apr 2013, 3:22 pm
Today was a rough day for Central Texas prosecutors:Re: Judge Ken Anderson and the Michael Morton court of inquiry:Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson was ordered arrested and booked into jail for the “intentionally harmful act” of hiding favorable evidence to secure Michael Morton’s 1987 conviction for murder, the court of inquiry found. [read post]
6 Apr 2013, 7:07 pm
The bill carries the name, the Michael Morton Act, but one wonders if Morton would ever have been released if, when exculpatory evidence was discovered, his attorneys and supporters had been required to stay publicly mum about the evidence outside the confines of a Williamson County courtroom? [read post]
10 Mar 2013, 7:00 pm
I think prosecutor accountability is a big issue because former Williamson County prosecutor Ken Anderson - who sent Michael Morton to prison for a quarter century for a murder he didn't commit - is still sitting on a bench, wearing a judge's robe, hearing cases.It's a big issue because the former district attorney, John Bradley - who fought the DNA testing that finally exonerated Morton - is still giving talks and applying for state jobs. [read post]
27 Feb 2013, 7:19 am
On the question of when the four-year statute of limitations begins tolling, the bill would impact cases like Michael Morton's or Anthony Graves' where the defendant is finally exonerated, but that's just a small subset of Brady violations. [read post]
21 Feb 2013, 4:58 am
Still, we see instances like in Williamson County, where DA John Bradley fought for years to keep the national Innocence Project from testing evidence that eventually exonerated Michael Morton. [read post]
3 Feb 2013, 2:34 pm
I've got work here in Austin, but Grits expects there will be plenty of MSM reporters in Georgetown starting tomorrow to cover the court of inquiry alleging prosecutorial misconduct by then Williamson County District Attorney and now District Judge Ken Anderson in the Michael Morton case. [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]
18 Nov 2012, 6:13 am
There have been a couple of John Bradley sightings this week as he prepares to turn over the reins of the Williamson County District Attorney's office to Jana Duty following a bitter primary campaign. [read post]
13 Nov 2012, 2:00 pm
In truth, Anderson isn't the only Williamson County prosecutor who faced consequences as a result of the Morton case. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 1:35 pm
Current Williamson County Judge Ken Anderson, the former prosecutor who deliberately concealed evidence that sent the innocent Morton to the Texas prison system where he remained for a quarter of a century for the 1986 murder of his wife, is now being sued by the State Bar of Texas. [read post]
25 Oct 2012, 2:13 pm
A Dallas News staff editorial titled "Policing the Prosecutors" (Oct. 24) commented favorably on the state bar's lawsuit against Williamson County District Judge and former District Attorney Ken Anderson over alleged "Brady violations," or withholding exculpatory evidence, in the Michael Morton case, previewing the court of inquiry scheduled for December. [read post]
12 Oct 2012, 9:50 am
One year after Michael Morton was released from prison and exonerated of his wife's murder, the case is still making headlines. [read post]
26 Aug 2012, 11:46 am
There was a fatal motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon in Williamson County, Illinois. [read post]
