Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On May 16, 2013, Governor of Texas Rick Perry signed Texas Senate Bill 1611, also called the Michael Morton Act, into law. The Act is designed to ensure a more open discovery process. The bill's open file policy removes barriers for accessing evidence. Morton was present for the signing of the bill, which became law on September 1, 2013. [26]
"I'm skeptical that Ms. Taylor, who was recently sanctioned by a Travis County Court for violating the Michael Morton Act (hiding evidence), will persuade the Court of Criminal Appeals with a ...
The Michael Morton Act passed in 2013 makes it a state crime to hide favorable evidence from defendants. It was named for a Williamson County man who spent almost 25 years in prison for a murder ...
In 2013, Ellis authored and passed the "Michael Morton Act," legislation creating a uniform, statutory open file criminal discovery policy in Texas. [52] With the bill's passage, Texas law now explicitly states that every prosecutor has a duty to disclose documents or information that could raise questions about a defendant's guilt or lead to a ...
In 2011 a Texas man, Michael Morton was released from prison after serving nearly 25 years for the murder of his wife in 1987. He was released after DNA evidence pointed to another man as the killer. [5] The prosecutor, Ken Anderson later pleaded guilty to withholding evidence that could have helped Morton fight the murder charge. He was ...
He is best known for his work in the legal defense of Michael Morton [3] [4] and Hannah Overton. [2] On May 2, 2018, Raley was appointed by Harris County, Texas District Attorney Kim Ogg to conduct an independent review of Alfred Dewayne Brown's overturned murder conviction from 3 years prior. [5] [6]
Behren Morton of Texas Tech celebrates after the game against UCF at Jones AT&T Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Lubbock, Texas. Part of Morton's job this year is to remain healthy, which requires ...
Michael Morton was convicted in 1987 for the murder of his wife, Christine Morton, and sentenced to life in prison. DNA testing exonerated Morton 25 years later when Judge Sid Harle formally acquitted him on December 19, 2011. [7]