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9 May 2010, 12:06 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
For the last five years, as Williamson County DA, Bradley doggedly opposed DNA testing requested by pro bono counsel John Raley, who is representing convicted murderer Michael Morton. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 11:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
MORE on Madden's departure from Rodger Jones at the Dallas News.Empty ApologyWilliamson County District Judge and former prosecutor Ken Anderson apologized for Michael Morton's false conviction that earned him 25 years in prison based on false allegations that Morton murdered his wife. [read post]
22 Jul 2013, 11:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I hadn't followed this development; only time will tell how it plays out.Much attention was paid to the so-called "Michael Morton Act" mandating open files by prosecutors. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 11:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Anyway, it made me laugh.On a more serious, related note, last week the Texas Tribune interviewed Michael Morton's attorney John Raley about the case, and published excerpts in video and transcript form. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 8:12 am by Steve Hall
Greg Abbott's office announced that it would act as special prosecutor in investigating similar allegations that prosecutors in an Austin suburb withheld evidence in the 1987 trial of Michael Morton. [read post]
22 Feb 2017, 12:51 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
But Texas did a good thing passing that law, and the statute (as well as the compensation package) remains the best in the country.Folks like Michael Morton, Anthony Graves, the late James Woodard, Christopher Scott, and many others, were able to regain what's left of till-then lost lives and even participate as spokesmen for the innocence movement which helped free them thanks to the security and independence Texas' compensation package gave them. [read post]
13 Jul 2020, 1:30 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
It wasn't until a) Rick Perry was out of office and b) Sandra Bland's story provided an opportunity that it made political sense to revive that effort.Maybe in 2021, two decades after that initial veto, some version of this legislation can finally pass. [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 4:15 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
The second story by Lara Logan was on wrongfully convicted Michael Morton. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 5:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But they have called four prosecutors to testify as witnesses and asked for a special prosecutor not affiliated with the Harris Couty DA's office. [read post]
9 Nov 2014, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
His office modeled open file policies, even for habeas corpus writs, well before the Michael Morton Act. [read post]
24 Apr 2019, 12:36 pm by John Floyd
The Michael Morton Act will reduce wrongful convictions; it is something we can all be very proud of. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 5:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Exoneree Michael Morton was the star witness, exhibiting remarkable grace and class. [read post]
15 Oct 2011, 4:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So it's not surprising to see him fighting DNA testing, just like John Bradley did for years in the Michael Morton case. [read post]
27 Mar 2018, 8:00 am by Robert Kreisman
Craig Cunningham filed a lawsuit against Michael Montes and tried to serve Montes at his Wisconsin address. [read post]
31 May 2012, 7:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
” — Williamson County DA John Bradley, in August 2011, about testing a bandanna that was linked to the Christine Morton murder scene and pointed to another man, and not husband Michael Morton, as the killer. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 8:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Let's take a look at both.Innocence: Discovery and junk science reform Photo via the SA Express-NewsCasey praised passage of the new open-file statute dubbed the "Michael Morton Act" and SB 1238 by Hinojosa expanding the jurisdiction of the Forensic Science Commission, both of which were undoubtedly big improvements. [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 12:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Along the way we also saw the Forensic Science Commission, the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel, and the Michael Morton Act. [read post]