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4 Dec 2019, 1:39 am by Jay Cohen
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9 Feb 2015, 11:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So the Legislature expanded access to testing to overturn their victories, most prominently upending former Williamson County DA John Bradley's years-long opposition to DNA testing in the Michael Morton case.Now, in response to another questionable Court of Criminal Appeals opinion limiting access to DNA testing, state Rep. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 11:09 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In the wake of Michael Morton's recent DNA exoneration in Williamson County - in which prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence for more than two decades before DNA proved another man committed the murder for which he was convicted - prominent state leaders are now asking what exactly could be done at the Texas Legislature to reduce prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
19 Apr 2013, 3:22 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Today was a rough day for Central Texas prosecutors:Re: Judge Ken Anderson and the Michael Morton court of inquiry:Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson was ordered arrested and booked into jail for the “intentionally harmful act” of hiding favorable evidence to secure Michael Morton’s 1987 conviction for murder, the court of inquiry found. [read post]
5 May 2013, 9:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Charges against Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson following the court of inquiry in the Michael Morton case aren't the only recent example of a former District Attorney coming under indictment for alleged prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
24 Nov 2012, 7:44 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Rumors are circulating that the court of inquiry initiated by Michael Morton's attorneys against Williamson County District Judge (and former District Attorney) Ken Anderson may be reset for Feb. 4, from the currently scheduled date of Dec. 10. [read post]
11 Oct 2013, 1:40 pm
James Stone testified for the defense in the Morton County, IA, case against Colten Towry. [read post]
19 Jul 2013, 5:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Harold Dutton this week filed a resolution to impeach state District Judge Elizabeth Coker from Polk County for allegedly texting advice and suggested lines of questioning to prosecutors in her court during trial. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 12:03 pm by Steve Hall
New DNA testing of crime scene evidence provides powerful new proof that Williamson County resident Christine Morton was murdered by a third-party intruder, not her husband Michael. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:24 am by Steve Hall
Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley (who was not in that office when Morton was convicted in 1987) for years blocked DNA testing of evidence that ultimately cleared Morton. [read post]
12 Nov 2011, 12:34 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Relatedly, the Williamson County Sun concluded this story with a telling exchange between Morton's attorney John Raley and the amnesiac investigator in the case, Don Wood:RALEY: Before this deposition started, when I told you that I represented Michael Morton, you said, ‘I thought you were one of the good guys. [read post]
16 Sep 2015, 1:59 pm by John Floyd
On May 16, 2013, former Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law the Michael Morton Act (“Morton Act”). [read post]
25 Oct 2012, 2:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
A Dallas News staff editorial titled "Policing the Prosecutors" (Oct. 24) commented favorably on the state bar's lawsuit against Williamson County District Judge and former District Attorney Ken Anderson over alleged "Brady violations," or withholding exculpatory evidence, in the Michael Morton case, previewing the court of inquiry scheduled for December. [read post]