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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]
5 Oct 2011, 8:09 am by Steve Hall
Those were some of the first workds Michael Morton spoke after he was freed in a Williamson County courtroom yesterday afternoon. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 7:55 am by Steve Hall
" The grotesque injustice suffered by Michael Morton of Williamson County was a travesty — nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 9:02 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The articles linked below collectively cast a great deal more light on the prosecutorial misconduct investigation in Williamson County surrounding Judge Ken Anderson and his role prosecuting an innocent man, Michael Morton, for murdering his wife in the '80s. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 5:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In a pair of extraordinary cases in Williamson and Harris Counties, prosecutors are being forced to testify regarding alleged misconduct and as one might expect, they're not universally happy about it.In Williamson County, reported the Wilco Watchdog last night, "In a hearing on Monday morning, [visiting Judge Sid] Harle ruled against the Motions to Quash filed by Davis and Anderson, which meant the depositions [will] go forward" to determine the cause of alleged… [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 7:38 am by Steve Hall
State District Judge Ken Anderson, then the Williamson County District Attorney, prosecuted Michael Morton. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 7:00 am
Two months ago, Michael Morton walked out of a Williamson County courtroom after his 1987 murder conviction was overturned because of new DNA evidence pointing to another man. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Too little, way too late.Related:John Bradley tries to short-circuit investigation into prosecutor misconduct in Michael Morton case John Bradley facing local, national criticism now that Michael Morton formally exoneratedState Bar should sanction prosecutor from Michael Morton case but almost certainly won't What can the Texas Legislature do to reduce prosecutorial misconduct? [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 5:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Williamson County DA John Bradley has drawn a primary opponent - incumbent County Attorney Jana Duty - in a campaign that appears likely to center around the Michael Morton exoneration and Bradley's role in fighting DNA testing for twenty years and opposing release of exculpatory evidence to the defense. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 5:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That should change; if they haven't already, the Williamson DA's office may soon become the statewide poster child driving reforms to strengthen Brady disclosure requirements. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 12:03 pm by Steve Hall
”)  Michael’s co-workers testified that he arrived at work at about 6 a.m. that morning and didn’t notice anything unusual about his behavior. [read post]
10 Apr 2021, 6:09 pm
Contents include: Michael Barnett, International Progress, International Order, and the Liberal International Order Doug Stokes & Martin Williamson, The United States, China and the WTO after Coronavirus Kristen Hopewell, Strategic Narratives in Global Trade Politics: American Hegemony, Free Trade, and the Hidden Hand of the State Jarrett T Wilde & Yue Xing, Comprehensive Sovereign Agency? [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 7:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reported the Austin Statesman (Dec. 23): The Michael Morton Act, named for a Williamson County man who spent 25 years behind bars for the murder of his wife before DNA evidence proved his innocence, requires prosecutors to produce all potentially exculpatory evidence before trial and to inventory and make copies of all evidence. [read post]
3 Jan 2017, 1:11 pm by Eugene Volokh
(Michael Williamson /The Washington Post) You have to check out Sasha’s Sunday “secret Iranian influence” post if you haven’t already. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 5:00 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This schtick is getting old.Related Grits posts:Stare bar will investigate prosecutor misconduct in Michael Morton case Unable to squelch prosecutor misconduct allegations, John Bradley passes them off to AG John Bradley tries to short-circuit investigation into prosecutor misconduct in Michael Morton case John Bradley facing local, national criticism now that Michael Morton formally exoneratedState Bar should sanction prosecutor from Michael Morton case… [read post]