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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]
5 Jun 2014, 5:25 am
In Harris County this has been dubbed "the pink list," while in other counties DAs call it a "do not sponsor" list. [read post]
6 Oct 2014, 2:26 pm
So far, it’s not clear why Jenna Morton’s van swerved into oncoming traffic, but the authorities in Walla Walla County are going to investigate more this week. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 6:57 am
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]
10 Jan 2012, 7:03 am
Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson, reports Chuck Lindell at the Austin Statesman, filed a brief with the court which "accused [exoneree Michael] Morton's lawyers of employing falsehoods, incomplete facts and an incorrect reading of trial records to accuse Anderson of hiding evidence that could have spared Morton from a receiving a life sentence for a crime he did not commit. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 9:08 am
Prior to becoming Chief in Morton, Nick with the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department, rising to the rank of sergeant. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 2:23 pm
And now Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will become involved in the investigation at the request of Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley. [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 6:01 am
It's doing so along with every county in Texas to comply with the Michael Morton Act,... [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 7:31 am
McKinney also was attacked in bed in her home, about a half-mile from the Morton house in southwestern Williamson County. [read post]
6 Jan 2014, 3:33 pm
Thus, disclosure of evidence remains an issue two decades later.The Michael Morton Act is a clear determination from lawmakers that evidence must come completely out of the shadows for airing where it belongs — in front of a jury.Notably, the Ellis County DA recently requested an additional staff member from the commissioners court to implement the new law, but most others seem to be doing it with existing resources. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 7:55 am
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]
31 Jan 2012, 9:41 am
Earlier coverage of the Michael Morton exoneration begins at the link. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 9:05 am
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]
11 Jul 2011, 9:10 am
Prior to becoming Chief in Morton, Nick worked for the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department, rising to the rank of sergeant. [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 7:45 am
Travis County officials are grumbling at the costs of implementing the Michael Morton Act. [read post]
10 Feb 2012, 3:30 pm
Left: Senior Staff Attorney Nina Morrison and Attorney John Raley who represent Michael Morton Today Judge Sid Harle recommended a Texas court of inquiry to investigate possible prosecutorial misconduct by former Williamson County prosecutor Ken Anderson. [read post]
11 Mar 2016, 9:43 am
Michael Morton Michael Morton, the Williamson County man who was exonerated of his wife’s murder after serving nearly 25 years behind bars, will present the keynote address at the Bar Leaders Recognition Luncheon on June 16 during the State Bar of Texas 2016 Annual Meeting. [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]
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]
13 Oct 2011, 9:16 am
This is really too much, from Chuck Lindell at the Austin Statesman:Michael Morton’s lawyers are crying foul over a request by Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley to speed Morton’s appeal toward completion, saying the move is a cynical attempt to short-circuit an investigation into allegations of misconduct by former county officials.After almost 25 years in prison for killing his wife in 1987, Morton was freed Oct. 4 when… [read post]
