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22 Feb 2012, 1:00 pm
His lawyers contend that Morton wasn't just a victim of mistaken identity, but a casualty of prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 7:55 am by Steve Hall
In a statement to the court after charges were formally dismissed, Morton said, "Thank God this wasn't a capital case. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 10:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"We have helped him," Chatman says, quickly adding that Miles isn't "the kind of person who just depends on nobody. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 7:49 am by Steve Hall
A special court will examine whether Georgetown District Judge Ken Anderson acted improperly when, as Williamson County's district attorney in 1987, he prosecuted Michael Morton for a murder the authorities now acknowledge he did not commit. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 6:04 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I don't  know who benefits more from the likely postponement of the primary date: Normally I'd say the challenger, but it may be Mr.Bradley. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 11:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
However, this piece doesn't compare Bradley's actions to those of Hitler's, which is the usual Godwinian trope. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 9:54 am by Michael Lowe
Prosecutor Points Finger at Lawyers Acting For Michael Morton of Underhanded Dealings Two days ago, the prosecutor at Michael Morton’s criminal trial, former Williamson County Prosecutor Ken Anderson, filed his official brief in the formal court record where he claims that Mr. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 7:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Drawing meaning from the Michael Morton exonerationRoundup: Coverage of prosecutorial misconduct in the Michael Morton caseHolding judges accountable for past misconduct: William Adams and Ken AndersonRoundup of Williamson County prosecutorial misconduct fiascoOn the road to Damascus: The conversion of John BradleyEditorials: Weak state bar has failed in oversight role on prosecutor misconductBradley, Anderson engaged in 'heated discussion' after Michael… [read post]
8 Jan 2012, 12:17 pm by Karen Tani
Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism (Bloomsbury Publishing), by Carl T. [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 3:35 am by SHG
Up to this point, it's all background, as the real news comes via Grits for Breakfast and the Austin Statesman: 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]
3 Jan 2012, 12:56 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" If that won't get a prosecutor sanctioned, how could one expect action stemming from the Michael Morton exoneration? [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 9:45 am by Steve Hall
One thing is now cleared up for good in the Michael Morton murder case in Williamson County. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 4:52 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today: "The Danger of an Attack on Piracy Online" by @carr2n pjblack.me/rUIi3s #lwb486 an extract from michael bodey's book, "Broadcast Wars": "TV is still a man's world" pjblack.me/uBJTDL "Dave Barry’s Year in Review: The 2011 Festival of Sleaze" pjblack.me/urR3kM Image by Getty Images via @daylife from the @nytimes: "Chief Justice… [read post]
28 Dec 2011, 7:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Part of the change brought about by the innocence movement - and cases like the Michael Morton exoneration in Williamson County - has been that DAs and the tuff-on-crime crowd can no longer ignore the fact that the system's biggest errors are now well known to most voters, who can suddenly identify with the possibility such mistakes could happen to them or their loved ones. [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 3:22 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In Williamson County, vandals are leaving reminders on John Bradley's yard signs of the District Attorney's role delaying Michael Morton's exoneration by opposing DNA testing of a bloody bandana for years on end:Via the Wilco WatchdogOuch! [read post]
26 Dec 2011, 8:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"- Orson WellesRegular readers will recall that Grits recently named the Michael Morton exoneration out of Williamson County the biggest Texas criminal justice story of 2011. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 8:09 am by Steve Hall
“I haven’t seen anything like this, ever,” law professor Bennet L. [read post]