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13 Aug 2008, 5:07 pm
Michael Morton hopes the tests will help overturn his life sentence in the death of his wife, Christine. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 9:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Michael Morton defense team's prosecutorial misconduct report (pdf) came out today "requesting a court of inquiry to examine the role of Williamson County state district Judge Ken Anderson, the former prosecutor, in Morton's wrongful conviction," reports the Texas Tribune. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 6:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Williamson County Democratic Party thinks the reason is that "the prosecutor in this case was now-Williamson County District Court Judge Ken Anderson," the blog Eye on Williamson County points out. [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 12:37 pm by Robert Kreisman
  In the meantime, the Williamson family brought a lawsuit against several defendants for the wrongful death of Michael. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 5:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In a pair of extraordinary cases in Williamson and Harris Counties, prosecutors are being forced to testify regarding alleged misconduct and as one might expect, they're not universally happy about it.In Williamson County, reported the Wilco Watchdog last night, "In a hearing on Monday morning, [visiting Judge Sid] Harle ruled against the Motions to Quash filed by Davis and Anderson, which meant the depositions [will] go forward" to determine the cause of alleged… [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 7:55 am by Steve Hall
" The grotesque injustice suffered by Michael Morton of Williamson County was a travesty — nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 12:56 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Grits is shocked, shocked I tell you that the state bar announced it has dismissed the ethics complaint filed against Williamson County DA John Bradley stemming from alleged prosecutorial misconduct in Michael Morton's false conviction, a development the Austin Statesman reported today. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Having failed to prematurely draw to a close an investigation into prosecutorial misconduct in the Michael Morton case, Williamson County DA John Bradley has now requested a special prosecutor from the Attorney General take over the case, reports Chuck Lindell at the Austin Statesman. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 7:38 am by Steve Hall
State District Judge Ken Anderson, then the Williamson County District Attorney, prosecuted Michael Morton. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 7:00 am
Two months ago, Michael Morton walked out of a Williamson County courtroom after his 1987 murder conviction was overturned because of new DNA evidence pointing to another man. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 9:02 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The articles linked below collectively cast a great deal more light on the prosecutorial misconduct investigation in Williamson County surrounding Judge Ken Anderson and his role prosecuting an innocent man, Michael Morton, for murdering his wife in the '80s. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 5:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Williamson County DA John Bradley has drawn a primary opponent - incumbent County Attorney Jana Duty - in a campaign that appears likely to center around the Michael Morton exoneration and Bradley's role in fighting DNA testing for twenty years and opposing release of exculpatory evidence to the defense. [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]
17 Aug 2011, 12:03 pm by Steve Hall
New DNA testing of crime scene evidence provides powerful new proof that Williamson County resident Christine Morton was murdered by a third-party intruder, not her husband Michael. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 9:01 am by Steve Hall
  The full text is below: The Texas Coalition on Lawyer Accountability (TCLA) announced that its Executive Director, Julie Oliver, is today filing disciplinary grievances against prosecutors in the Michael Morton case: current Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley; former Williamson County District Attorney (and current District Judge) Ken Anderson; former Williamson County Assistant District Attorney Mike Davis. [read post]
24 Sep 2020, 10:55 am by Ana Popovich
Michael Klier, the former president of the Williamson County Deputies Association, filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county last month. [read post]