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27 Sep 2011, 7:41 am
In 1987, Morton was convicted of killing his wife, Christine Morton, in their Williamson County home and sentenced to life in prison. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 8:08 am
Lawyers for Michael Morton on Friday asked a district judge to enforce subpoenas ordering two former Williamson County prosecutors to testify under oath. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 7:30 am
Morton's lawyers are seeking to force former Williamson County officials to testify under oath about the investigation and prosecution of Morton to flesh out allegations that leads were disregarded and evidence favorable to Morton was hidden before his trial. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 7:56 am
Davis also described a scene that unfolded in the Williamson County courthouse on the day that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals exonerated Morton. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 7:49 am
Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley said finding a DNA link between two similar murders, one committed while Morton was in prison, was "lightning-bolt type of information" that prompted him to agree to Morton's release. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 7:38 am
State District Judge Ken Anderson, then the Williamson County District Attorney, prosecuted Michael Morton. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 7:59 am
On Wednesday, a new suspect was arrested, linked by DNA to a bloody bandanna found near the Mortons' home in Williamson County. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 8:10 am
A court finding could be used in disciplinary proceedings before the State Bar of Texas and "provide significant information to the voters of Williamson County when he stands for re-election," the brief added. [read post]
12 May 2012, 4:51 am
But Bradley's statements have strayed so far from the facts, says Morton's attorney John Raley, that the Houston lawyer felt compelled to issue a corrective "Open Letter to Williamson County. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 7:35 am
A judge Tuesday denied a defense request to remove Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley from the Michael Morton case in the wake of new DNA evidence that has raised questions about Morton's 1987 conviction for his wife's murder. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 9:01 am
Morton was freed in October after the forensic tests pointed to another man as the killer of his wife, Christine, in their Williamson County home. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 2:51 pm
This past October Williamson County District Judge Sid Harle ordered Morton released from the Texas prison system where he had been confined the previous 24 years. [read post]
25 Jul 2015, 7:15 am
For those interested, the Texas District and County Attorneys Association posted their Brady/Michael Morton Act training materials online, as well as a list of prosecutors in compliance with new legislative training requirements under the law.See this earlier Grits discussion of emerging issues with the Michael Morton Act, including examples of noncompliance and odd legal interpretations by some prosecutors. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 11:29 am
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed today to toss out Michael Morton’s 1987 conviction and life sentence for the murder of his wife, Christine, in Williamson County. [read post]
23 Jul 2013, 11:03 am
One of Morton's unrequited reform suggestions was for counties to bear at least part of the burden for compensating exonerees since local officials were fundamentally responsible for most false convictions. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 8:17 am
Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson violated no laws and hid no evidence to secure Michael Morton's murder conviction in 1987, according to a legal brief filed Monday by Anderson's lawyers. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 6:39 pm
Judge Morton Perry May 15, 1924-Janaury 5, 2015. [read post]
16 May 2011, 8:59 am
Prior to her judicial career, she worked nine years as a deputy county attorney in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and one year as a special deputy county attorney for Pinal County. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 7:01 am
And: Neither Morton’s attorneys nor the district attorneys in Travis and Williamson counties would confirm a connection between the two cases or discuss the Baker investigation. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 8:35 am
The bar took the rare step of acknowledging an ongoing disciplinary investigation because of the attention Morton's case has received since mid-August, when his lawyers announced that DNA tests showed another man killed his wife, Christine, in their Williamson County home. [read post]
