Innocence Blog

Judge Orders Court of Inquiry into Possible Prosecutorial Misconduct in Morton Case

Posted: February 16, 2012 4:22 pm

Today, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson ordered a court of inquiry to investigate whether  former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson violated Texas law by refusing to turn over evidence that could have prevented Michael Morton's wrongful conviction and subsequent 25 year incarceration for the murder of his wife. DNA evidence exonerated Michael of the murder in October of 2011.

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