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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]
12 Jun 2013, 6:19 pm
Grits noticed several items this week that didn't make it into full posts but deserve readers' attention:Lawsuit over constitutionality of truancy chargesTexas Appleseed is taking Dallas ISD to court.The Michael Morton case and Williamson County jury pools Because of hometown publicity, a capital murder case was moved from Waco to Williamson County, only to find during voir dire that "About 10 prospective jurors out of 55 questioned so far either were disqualified or… [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 8:21 am
In filings before state District Judge Sid Harle, the Innocence Project has alleged misconduct by Ken Anderson, now a sitting judge in Williamson County just north of Austin, who was the county's district attorney at the time, and prosecuted Morton's case. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 7:56 am
It has been reported that ICE Director John Morton has asked Attorney General Holder to take legal action against Cook County, Illinois for their failure to deliver undocumented immigrants to ICE for deportation. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 10:25 am
It's fairly stunning to see that argument made in Williamson County so soon in the aftermath of the Michael Morton exoneration. [read post]
Father's Day behind bars, Michael Morton documentary, endangered Texas courthouses and other stories
18 Jun 2012, 5:53 am
Here are a few odds and ends that failed to make it into full posts but deserve Grits readers' attention.Michael Morton documentary in worksA well-known filmmaker is taking on Michael Morton's story.'Smiles and tears mark day for fathers behind bars'The Houston Chronicle has a story on Father's Day for dads behind bars. [read post]
11 Nov 2020, 10:48 am
Seven years ago, Ken Anderson was booked into jail in Williamson County — the same county where he once served as the district attorney — to begin a 10-day sentence for misconduct that led to the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 7:48 am
It has been reported that ICE Director John Morton has asked Attorney General Holder to take legal action against Cook County, Illinois for their failure to deliver undocumented immigrants to ICE for deportation. [read post]
9 Nov 2013, 4:31 am
After convicting Morton, Anderson rode a "tough-on-crime" wave onto the county circuit court bench where he has been serving as a judge until resigning in disgrace just last September.The source of his disgrace was that justice was finally served-up in Morton's re-opened murder case. [read post]
11 May 2013, 10:54 am
For the most part, the DAs have reined in most of the usual critics and the Harris County DA's decision to support the bill went a long way toward dispelling allegations that it's soft on crime. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 1:41 pm
Morton. [read post]
3 Jul 2008, 6:01 pm
July 3, 2008), affirming Judge James Smith's suppression of statements in a Franklin County making a false information prosecution. [read post]
21 Dec 2012, 3:42 pm
Today ICE Director John Morton issued orders to ICE officials that give in to much of the criticism on ICE detainers that has been voiced by officials in Santa Clara County, CA, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Cook County, IL,... [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 9:00 am
Morton's attorneys are asking Judge Harle to embark on a fact-finding mission into whether or not the prosecutors in the trial, former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson and Assistant District Attorney Mike Davis, withheld evidence in Morton's 1987 murder trial that led to his wrongful murder conviction. [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 10:57 am
Raley worked pro-bono for 9 years to free Michael Morton who, falsely prosecuted for murdering his wife, had spent 25 years behind bars for a crime he had not committed based on a District Attorney’s withholding evidence. [read post]
9 Nov 2013, 5:20 am
Former Williamson County DA and District Judge Ken Anderson has resigned and yesterday entered into a plea deal that requires him to give up his law license and spend ten days in jail (or nine, depending on which media outlet you believe) for withholding evidence in the Michael Morton case nearly three decades ago, a zillion news outlets have reported. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:17 am
With an election coming up next year and the local Williamson County media (pdf) hammering him, Mr. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 4:14 pm
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 Jun 2015, 5:36 am
" At least "50 jurisdictions across the state produced a form that a defendant would sign waiving at least some discovery rights," we learn in a footnote.Some counties leave production of discovery at prosecutors' discretion, ignoring the Morton Act mandates. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 8:11 am
The court of inquiry will examine allegations, leveled by Morton and his lawyers, that Anderson intentionally hid evidence that could have spared Morton from a life sentence for the 1986 murder of his wife, Christine, in their Southwest Williamson County home. [read post]
