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26 Nov 2011, 7:05 am
What interests Grits in particular are possible parallels to Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson, the prosecutor in the Michael Morton case who 25 years ago apparently hid exculpatory evidence from both the defense and the court to convict an innocent man, allowing the guilty one to remain living free in Bastrop County for the intervening decades. [read post]
25 Nov 2011, 6:31 am
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]
24 Nov 2011, 8:00 am
IN THE MAIL: From Michael Z. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 7:24 am
Paul on the road to Damascus, Acts 9:4, KJVJust bizarre: Like Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus, Williamson County DA John Bradley claims to have suddenly seen the light after Michael Morton's DNA exoneration. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 5:09 am
The Michael Morton fiasco: Opposing DNA testing and disclosure of exculpatory evidence withheld from the defense. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 4:08 am
In the Michael Morton case, Bradley and Co. spent six years opposing DNA testing until the law changed and they had no choice. [read post]
13 Nov 2011, 4:53 am
A staff editorial in the Austin Statesman argues that the state bar "must act forcefully in the pursuit of justice" by sanctioning District Judge Ken Anderson and Williamson County DA John Bradley over their roles in withholding exculpatory evidence in the Michael Morton exoneration. [read post]
12 Nov 2011, 12:34 pm
Relatedly, the Williamson County Sun concluded this story with a telling exchange between Morton's attorney John Raley and the amnesiac investigator in the case, Don Wood:RALEY: Before this deposition started, when I told you that I represented Michael Morton, you said, ‘I thought you were one of the good guys. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 5:00 am
Photo credits – Michael S. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 7:59 am
Norwood's DNA was identified in August when attorneys for Michael Morton won a court order forcing the Williamson County District Attorneys office to allow testing on the blue bandana found near the scene of Christine Morton's murder. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 6:41 am
Williamson / The Washington Post Pedestrians walk past a fence surrounding several buildings that are slated for demolition. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 7:56 am
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]
9 Nov 2011, 7:47 am
Photo credits – Michael S. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 6:43 am
"On the day that the Texas Third Court of Criminal Appeals declared Michael Morton innocent," we learn at Wilco Watchdog, Williamson County "District Attorney John Bradley and Judge Ken Anderson (the first-chair prosecutor in the Michael Morton murder case) had a heated 'discussion' that could be heard through the walls of Anderson's office. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 3:20 pm
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]
6 Nov 2011, 8:39 am
The plot has certainly thickened in the Michael Morton DNA exoneration out of Williamson County, with more evidence arising that prosecutors withheld evidence at the original trial and misrepresented forensic testimony by the medical examiner in their closing arguments. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:24 am
Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley (who was not in that office when Morton was convicted in 1987) for years blocked DNA testing of evidence that ultimately cleared Morton. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 6:33 am
I've got a busy day but here's some interesting reading material until Grits has more time to post:Anderson deposition ordered, more prosecutor misconduct allegations in Williamson CountyJudge Ken Anderson's motions to the Court of Criminal Appeals were all quashed and he now faces deposition regarding allegations that Williamson County prosecutors withheld evidence in the Michael Morton case. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 3:20 pm
Dean Robert Klonoff and Professor Michael Blumm provide the introductions. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 7:30 am
Ken Anderson, the former Williamson County district attorney who prosecuted Michael Morton in 1987, asked the state's highest criminal court Tuesday to void a subpoena demanding that he testify about Morton's wrongful conviction for murder. [read post]
