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17 Aug 2011, 12:03 pm by Steve Hall
Michael Morton, now 57, was convicted in the brutal beating death of his wife, Christine Morton, and sentenced to life in prison in 1987. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 5:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At Texas Monthly, Pam Colloff yesterday made "the case for punishing prosecutors who abuse their power," focusing on the Hannah Overton, Michael Morton and Anthony Graves cases. [read post]
18 Nov 2012, 6:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(Grits will try and remember to check up on that point next spring.)In other Bradley-related news, Wilco Watchdog reported that, "according to sources, Bradley has met with District Judges and is attempting to meet with county commissioners to garner support for creating two positions for indigent defense appellate work; one for himself and the other for Kristen Jernigan," an appellate lawyer who handled the Michael Morton case for the DA's office. [read post]
26 Oct 2018, 10:22 am by Emma Zack
The Innocence Project represented Michael Morton, a Williamson County resident who spent almost 25 years in prison for the 1986 murder of his wife, a crime he did not commit. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 7:07 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Basically, the stuff the Michael Morton Act says most defendants get to see after they're formally charged, Austin and Houston police officers get to see before they're ever even questioned by investigators. [read post]
2 Apr 2019, 4:31 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
I am not a lawyer, but wasn't this officer in essence admitting to using Class C misdemeanor arrests to get around the Michael Morton Act and Brady v. [read post]
20 Dec 2015, 12:28 pm by John Floyd
  Michael Morton Case   Michael Morton was 32 years old in 1986 when he was arrested and charged with beating his wife to death. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 9:11 am by Steve Hall
But recent developments in two strikingly similar slayings — including the 1986 killing that led to the wrongful conviction, and recent exoneration, of Michael Morton — have prompted Travis County prosecutors to consider taking another look at the Davis case. [read post]
6 Feb 2015, 9:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
And secret disciplinary files arguably contradict new disclosure requirements under the Michael Morton Act, since the records are concealed from prosecutors as well as the public. [read post]
26 May 2019, 12:29 pm by John Floyd
  Hillman, a former police officer, believed that the witness’s identity should be disclosed to the defense under the Michael Morton Act. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 7:24 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Brandi Grissom at the Texas Tribune has a remarkable and lengthy story today featuring Bradley eating humble pie over the Michael Morton DNA exoneration. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 11:35 am by Steve Hall
Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, cites the recent DNA-based exoneration of Michael Morton as an example of the importance of scientific analysis. [read post]
3 Jul 2015, 9:40 am by John Floyd
Kathryn Kase, the attorney for Anthony Graves, said that despite the Michael Morton Act, prosecutorial misconduct is still prevalent in Texas. [read post]
8 May 2012, 12:20 pm
Other recent exonerees joining us include Michael Morton from Texas, Rickey Dale Wyatt from Texas, Henry James from Louisiana, Michael Saunders from Illionois, and Thomas Haynesworth from Virginia. [read post]