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8 May 2014, 6:00 am by Lowell Brown
By now, the basic narrative of the Michael Morton story is well known. [read post]
19 Apr 2014, 5:59 am
 Grand View of Rivers and Mountains, Ma Yuan, Ming dynastyOn an existential level, when we recognize the extent to which our lives are molded by social constructs, we become able to free ourselves from a type of emotional entanglement that disturbs our tranquility. [read post]
22 Mar 2014, 6:55 am by Yishai Schwartz
Meanwhile, Michael Chertoff contributed a warm tribute to outgoing NSA Chief Gen. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 10:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Former Williamson County DA and District Judge Ken Anderson went to jail and lost his law license for infamously concealing evidence in Michael Morton's case. [read post]
23 Dec 2013, 1:44 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Just to clear Grits' browser tabs before a Christmas break, here are a few items that caught my eye but haven't made it into individual blog posts:Why the state bar went after Ken Anderson but not Charles SebestaIf former Williamson County DA Ken Anderson was punished for prosecutorial misconduct for his withholding evidence in the Michael Morton case, why wasn't former Burleson County DA Charles Sebesta punished for even more egregious actions taken to secure a false conviction… [read post]
16 Nov 2013, 5:35 am by Nick Basciano
United States, John posted the comments of Edwin Williamson, former Department of State Legal Adviser in the George H.W. [read post]
16 Nov 2013, 5:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The main difference will be that, until the Legislature changed the law in 2011 (SB 122 by Ellis), DAs could prevent DNA testing in old cases if they chose, just as Williamson County DA John Bradley thwarted testing in the Michael Morton case for many years simply by objecting. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 6:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But more common was the suggestion that 10 days was a ridiculously light sentence compared to the quarter century Michael Morton spent in prison. [read post]
9 Nov 2013, 5:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
5 Nov 2013, 6:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This is too funny not to share: Readers may recall that McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna hired one of John Bradley's lieutenants, Michael Jarrett, to be his First Assistant (his second choice) after he entered office on the back of a demagogic tuff-on-crime campaign, declaring he wanted to model his office on the former Williamson County DA. [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 11:23 am by Michael Lowe
Ken Anderson resigned his position as a Williamson County District Judge on September 24, 2013, by writing a letter of resignation to Governor Rick Perry. [read post]
10 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
ButlerHawaii:  Pacific Crucible of American Legal History, Williamson B.C. [read post]
1 Oct 2013, 3:59 am by davidharrisauthor
 Sergeant Michael Williamson of the BART police department makes it clear that BWV is easy to use and benefits him and his fellow officers in multiple ways; he won’t go out on patrol without it. [read post]
1 Oct 2013, 3:59 am by davidharrisauthor
 Sergeant Michael Williamson of the BART police department makes it clear that BWV is easy to use and benefits him and his fellow officers in multiple ways; he won’t go out on patrol without it. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 4:14 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
27 Aug 2013, 10:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
It's fairly stunning to see that argument made in Williamson County so soon in the aftermath of the Michael Morton exoneration. [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 12:37 pm by Robert Kreisman
  In the meantime, the Williamson family brought a lawsuit against several defendants for the wrongful death of Michael. [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 3:00 pm by Michael Lowe
Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson Ken Anderson was the district attorney who made a name for himself, and not in a good way, as a result of the overturning of Michael Morton’s conviction for the murder of his wife. [read post]