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10 Oct 2011, 8:13 am by Steve Hall
Tarrant County adopted its policy in the 1970s, said Jack Strickland, a former defense lawyer who is deputy chief in the district attorney’s criminal division. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 11:34 am by Maginnis, Pullan & Young
Morton), and an agreed audit of every Williamson County case handled by Mr. [read post]
14 Oct 2011, 8:44 am by Steve Hall
Morton's lawyers allege that the district attorney's office withheld a transcript of a conversation between Rita Kirkpatrick, Christine Morton's mother, and a sheriff's investigator in which she told the officer that Morton's 3-year-old son saw a "monster" who was not his father attack and kill his mother. [read post]
13 Nov 2011, 4:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But they also should encompass actions of the current Williamson County district attorney, John Bradley. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 4:14 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
District Judge Ken Anderson, who as Williamson County District Attorney prosecuted Michael Morton in the 1980s, allegedly withholding exculpatory evidence from the defense, has finally, formally resigned, Brandi Grissom reported at the Texas Tribune. [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 9:45 am by Steve Hall
Like the New York County District Attorney’s Office, they allow open records so defendants can have a copy of almost anything in the case file, and they support having courts audit their compliance with Brady. [read post]
27 Feb 2013, 7:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At the Texas Tribune, Brandi Grissom quoted the head of the prosecutors' association saying DA's would likely not oppose the bill:Polk County district attorney Lee Hon, president of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, said most prosecutors would likely not oppose Whitmire's bill." [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 5:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" The groups reviewed discovery policies from 144 DAs and 79 county attorneys and interviewed defense attorneys and public defenders in 9 cities. [read post]
16 Nov 2015, 11:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Police never forwarded this information to the District Attorney's Office until a couple of years after the conviction, when a writ was filed. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 5:22 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Watchdog also linked to an editorial (pdf) in the Williamson County Sun that quoted Bradley saying he was "proud" of his office's involvement in the Morton case, but the editorial writer the added:Mr. [read post]
17 Jun 2015, 11:06 am by Michael Lowe
Texas’ Michael Morton Act In Texas, the Michael Morton Act also makes it a legal requirement that state attorneys produce their evidence, good and bad for their case, to the criminal defense lawyers they will be facing in court. [read post]
18 Nov 2012, 6:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
9 Aug 2015, 9:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
  Now, the Morton Act applies not only to information that the prosecutor possesses, but also to information that's held by the state and that includes law enforcement agencies. [read post]
11 Nov 2020, 10:48 am by Dani Selby
However, a recent Texas Supreme Court case involving Eric Hillman, a former assistant district attorney in the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office, highlighted a major flaw of the Michael Morton Act. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 8:09 am by Steve Hall
Morton's lawyers claim in court documents that the district attorney's office withheld a transcript of a conversation between Rita Kirkpatrick, Christine Morton's mother, and an sheriff's investigator in which she told the officer that Morton's 3-year-old son saw a "monster" who was not his father attack and kill his mother. [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 3:00 pm by Michael Lowe
These were not hired prosecutors within a District Attorney’s office: these were four people who were the head honchos of those offices — the elected District Attorney and Head Prosecutor for that jurisdiction. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 5:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
’s office, to see that everyone is treated evenly and fairly under the law and to continue fighting to protect our families as I have done as County Attorney. [read post]
3 Jul 2008, 6:01 pm
Pantaleon Florez, Jr. won in State v. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 10:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Still, his conclusion was crucial to the state’s case: besides [Morton's son] Eric, the only person who had been with Christine between 9:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. was Michael.Though Bayardo told Morton's attorneys he was "very much disturbed" that prosecutor (now judge) Ken Anderson misrepresented his forensic testimony to the jury, he never stepped forward to say so until DNA testing exonerated Morton a quarter-century later. [read post]