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The Innocent Man, Part One
Editors’ note: This is part one of a two-part story. The second half can be found here. I.On April 12, 1987, Michael Morton sat down to write a letter. “Your Honor,” he began, “I’m sure you remember...
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The Innocent Man, Part Two
Editors’ note: This is the second part of a two-part story. The first half was published in the November issue and can be read here. I.Even though I asked to be transferred here for the master’s...
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Investigating the Prosecutors
We know from experience that certain things are going to happen when an exonerated inmate walks out of prison. There will be tears. There will be hugs. There will be joy. There will be anger. There...
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Supreme Court Justice Appoints Judge in Court of Inquiry
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson has appointed Fort Worth Judge Louis E. Sturns to oversee the court of inquiry into whether former Williamson County DA Ken Anderson broke the law...
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Michael Morton on ‘60 Minutes’
This Sunday, 60 Minutes‘ Lara Logan tells the story of Michael Morton, who spent 25 years in jail after being wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife, Christine. It’s the first major interview...
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WATCH: Michael Morton Gives His First Full Interview to “60 Minutes”
Although Michael Morton was formally exonerated last year of his wife’s murder and released from prison after nearly 25 years behind bars, he has made few public comments until now. On Sunday night, in...
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Michael Morton Update: The Court of Inquiry Begins
This week, the next chapter of one of Texas’s most unsettling murder cases will be written. As I chronicled in last year’s two-part article “The Innocent Man,” Michael Morton was wrongly convicted of...
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Ken Anderson’s Court of Inquiry: Day One
Twenty-six years ago this month, Michael Morton sat inside a Williamson County courtroom, accused of murdering his wife, Christine, while then-D.A. Ken Anderson argued passionately before the jury that...
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Ken Anderson’s Court of Inquiry Continues
The third day of the court of inquiry into alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the Michael Morton case began with startling testimony. Williamson County Court at Law Judge Doug Arnold recounted a...
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Another Chapter Closes in the Michael Morton Case
Judge Ken Anderson took the stand Friday to defend himself on the last day of the court of inquiry into alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the Morton case. The former Williamson County D.A. was...
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Judge: Prosecutor in Morton Case Deliberately Concealed Evidence
This afternoon, Michael Morton received a long-awaited measure of justice when the inquiry into alleged misconduct in the 1987 trial that resulted in his wrongful conviction ended with a stinging...
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The Guilty Man
Michael Morton approached the witness box. It was a bright, clear morning in March, and a few dozen family members, journalists, and curious onlookers had gathered at the Tom Green County courthouse,...
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Jail Time May Be the Least of Ken Anderson’s Problems
The news last Friday that former Williamson County district judge Ken Anderson would have to serve jail time and forfeit his law license for withholding exculpatory evidence in the Michael Morton case...
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