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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTexas prosecutor to serve 10 days for innocent man's 25-year imprisonment
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/08/texas-prosecutor-ken-anderson-michael-morton-trial<snip>
A former Texas prosecutor who won a conviction that sent an innocent man to prison for nearly 25 years agreed Friday to serve 10 days in jail and complete 500 hours of community service.
Ken Anderson also agreed to be disbarred and was fined $500 as part of a sweeping deal that was expected to end all criminal and civil cases against the embattled ex-district attorney, who presided over a tough-on-crime Texas county for 30 years.
Anderson faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted of tampering with evidence in the 1987 murder trial of Michael Morton, who wrongly spent nearly 25 years in prison.
Morton was released in 2011 after DNA evidence showed he didn't beat his wife to death. He watched from the front row of the gallery Friday as the man who helped convict him now sat at the defense table, just as he once did. Morton smiled and was hugged by family members after the judge adjourned.
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10 days for 25 years plus all the other evils committed by this scumbag?
Doesn't seem fair to me
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Texas prosecutor to serve 10 days for innocent man's 25-year imprisonment (Original Post)
malaise
Nov 2013
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pscot
(21,024 posts)1. More than fair
Texas Justice, in the best tradition of Judge Roy Bean.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)2. How many people did he knowingly wrongly convict in order to
look "tough on crime" for political reasons?
And he so wasn't tough on crime. In every case where he tampered with evidence and convinced the wrong person, the right person was out there free.
gopiscrap
(23,760 posts)3. typical cops and prosecutors
they all lie to get convictions, truth doesn't matter to them..but God help you if you lie in court. You'll do way more than 10 days! And btw: 10 days with good time and half way house time will be about 3 nights.