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Michael Morton (born August 12, 1954) is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the 1986 murder of his wife Christine Morton. He spent nearly 25 years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA evidence which supported his claim of innocence and pointed to the crime being committed by another ...
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]
This is a list of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. 1840 ... Board of Land Com'rs v. Herring, Dallam 395 (1841). Morton v. Gordon, Dallam ...
Based in the Democratic stronghold of El Paso, the court hears cases from 17 counties in far west Texas. In the 3rd Court of Appeals, four Democrat justices were elected. In one race, one ...
Texas Supreme Court (2019-present); Texas Court of Appeals (2003-2018); Texas State District Judge (1997-2003) Please list highlights of your civic involvement.
UPDATE: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals shot down a last-minute motion by a Travis County judge to halt the execution of Robert Roberson. Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court, one of Roberson ...
Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court: 478 U.S. 1 (1986) First Amendment free press guarantee and the right to a transcript of a preliminary hearing Bowers v. Hardwick: 478 U.S. 186 (1986) Sodomy and substantive due process; overruled by Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico: 478 U.S. 328 ...
The Texas Supreme Court hears oral arguments for Zurawski v. State of Texas in Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. The The plaintiffs, 20 women who were denied abortions despite severe pregnancy complications ...