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20 Oct 2011, 4:17 am
Chuck Lindell at the Austin Statesman reports today that the State Bar is investigation prosecutor misconduct allegation stemming from the Michael Morton exoneration. [read post]
15 May 2013, 12:09 pm
The Michael Morton Act is designed to deal with prosecutorial misconduct and it is named after wrongfully convicted Texan Michael Morton (read more about his story here). [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 4:32 pm
Michael Morton, who was released from prison last Tuesday after serving nearly 25 years for a murder that new DNA evidence shows he didn't commit, was declared actually innocent by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today.The state's Court of Criminal Appeals agreed today to toss out Michael Morton's 1987 conviction and life sentence for the murder of his wife, reported the Austin American-Statesman. [read post]
13 Nov 2012, 2:00 pm
In an op-ed in Monday's New York Times, columnist Joe Nocera recounts Michael Morton's case and the Court of Inquiry for former District Attorney who prosecuted the case. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 9:05 am
The Michael Morton defense team's prosecutorial misconduct report (pdf) came out today "requesting a court of inquiry to examine the role of Williamson County state district Judge Ken Anderson, the former prosecutor, in Morton's wrongful conviction," reports the Texas Tribune. [read post]
Father's Day behind bars, Michael Morton documentary, endangered Texas courthouses and other stories
18 Jun 2012, 5:53 am
Here are a few odds and ends that failed to make it into full posts but deserve Grits readers' attention.Michael Morton documentary in worksA well-known filmmaker is taking on Michael Morton's story.'Smiles and tears mark day for fathers behind bars'The Houston Chronicle has a story on Father's Day for dads behind bars. [read post]
12 Oct 2012, 9:50 am
One year after Michael Morton was released from prison and exonerated of his wife's murder, the case is still making headlines. [read post]
10 Feb 2012, 3:04 pm
Earlier coverage of Michael Morton's exoneration and its aftermath begins at the link. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 6:43 am
"On the day that the Texas Third Court of Criminal Appeals declared Michael Morton innocent," we learn at Wilco Watchdog, Williamson County "District Attorney John Bradley and Judge Ken Anderson (the first-chair prosecutor in the Michael Morton murder case) had a heated 'discussion' that could be heard through the walls of Anderson's office. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 7:55 am
Here's the beginning: What happened to Michael Morton should never happen to any human being anywhere, especially in a country where the word justice is righteously regarded as a major pillar of our democratic republic. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 7:49 am
Michael Morton, now known to be factually innocent," Harle wrote in his order. [read post]
15 May 2013, 12:09 pm
The Michael Morton Act is designed to deal with prosecutorial misconduct and it is named after wrongfully convicted Texan Michael Morton (read more about his story here). [read post]
24 May 2013, 8:39 am
The Governor has already signed the "Michael Morton Act" so Mr. [read post]
11 May 2013, 10:54 am
The one-sided criminal discovery bill requiring open files of prosecutors - SB 1611 by Duncan/Ellis, the so-called "Michael Morton Act," carried in the House by Rep. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 3:15 pm
The Texas Supreme Court ordered the Court of Inquiry last month at the request of Morton's attorneys, including the Innocence Project, in order to investigate allegations that Anderson illegally withheld evidence of Michael Morton's innocence of the 1987 murder of his wife, Christine. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 3:05 pm
For the first time since DNA testing proved Michael Morton innocent of the murder of his wife and identified a convicted offender as the perpetrator, he gave his first public speaking presentation to the Longview Greggton Rotary Club in Texas on Friday. [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 6:01 am
It's doing so along with every county in Texas to comply with the Michael Morton Act,... [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 2:23 pm
Michael Morton was freed from prison earlier this month after serving 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 5:22 pm
The Court of Criminal Appeals today officially added Michael Morton to the list of Texas DNA exonerees. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 8:21 am
Earlier coverage of Michael Morton's exoneration begins with the preceding post. [read post]
