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29 Mar 2012, 5:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
  I know it actually has some very heavy hitters coming including John Thompson himself the named Plaintiff in the case and Michael Morton who was on 60 Minutes just Sunday night, but who else is going to be there and what are the different folks bring to the table? [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 10:25 am by Michael Lowe
The Williamson County prosecutors are now proceeding to go after another man for the murder of Michael Morton’s late wife, Christine Morton. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 5:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
We won't know until May how this may impact the Williamson DA's race, but the incumbent must be worried.ALSO: In the second clip embedded above, the producer said they interviewed Michael Morton for nearly three hours in preparation for this story, with just a few minutes broadcast during this segment. [read post]
22 Mar 2012, 4:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The TV news show 60 Minutes will broadcast a segment about Michael Morton's exoneration and the struggle to hold Williamson County prosecutors accountable through a court of inquiry this Sunday, March 25 (6:00-7:00 PM, CT) on CBS.Relatedly, the blog Wilco Watchdog has been diligently chronicling Williamson County DA John Bradley's re-election foibles, including a recent rumpus with a local police union that endorsed his opponent and accused Bradley of… [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 8:11 am by Steve Hall
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]
14 Mar 2012, 8:35 am by Steve Hall
Tarrant County state district Judge Louis Sturns will lead a court of inquiry to investigate allegations of criminal prosecutorial misconduct against former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson, who saw to the wrongful murder conviction of Michael Morton. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 3:15 pm
Houston attorney, Rusty Hardin, was named special prosecutor to the Court of Inquiry into potential misconduct of former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson today. [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]
13 Mar 2012, 6:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
What do Williamson County’s Ken Anderson and Smith County’s Jack Skeen share in common? [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 9:39 am by Brandon W. Barnett
” Cook’s second trial was moved to Williamson County in 1992, but it ended in a hung jury and a mistrial. [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]
22 Feb 2012, 1:00 pm
An editorial in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram hails the decision to order a Court of Inquiry into the possible prosecutorial misconduct in Michael Morton's case as an important move to hold both sides of the court accountable. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 7:55 am by Steve Hall
Specifically they allege that the prosecutor in the case, Ken Anderson, who was then the Williamson County district attorney, deliberately withheld evidence that pointed to Morton's innocence. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 10:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Congratulations to Richard Miles, his attorneys, and supporters in Dallas after his exhilarating exoneration last week, as the Court of Criminal Appeals formally dismissed charges against him - a rare instance indeed given that there was no DNA evidence in his case, which is how most recent Texas exonerees have been sprung. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 7:49 am by Steve Hall
A special court will examine whether Georgetown District Judge Ken Anderson acted improperly when, as Williamson County's district attorney in 1987, he prosecuted Michael Morton for a murder the authorities now acknowledge he did not commit. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 5:20 am by Michael Lowe
We’ve been monitoring the case of Michael Morton – an innocent man who had been convicted of murder long ago in Williamson County. [read post]