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Texas judge faces 'court of inquiry' into wrongful conviction [View all]
Source: Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-texas-prosecutor-inquiry-20130204,0,3581513.story
Texas judge faces 'court of inquiry' into wrongful conviction
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
February 4, 2013, 7:30 a.m.
Georgetown, Texas—
GEORGETOWN, Texas--A Texas judge who prosecuted a man wrongfully convicted of murder and freed after serving 25 years in prison faces an unprecedented court hearing Monday on whether he should be prosecuted for mishandling the case.
Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson faces a “court of inquiry” to address allegations that he lied and concealed evidence — in violation of the law and a judge’s order — that could have cleared Michael Morton, who was convicted in the 1986 beating death of his wife, Christine, at their Williamson County home.
Morton was exonerated and released almost a year and a half ago, after DNA tests confirmed his innocence and another man, Mark Alan Norwood, was charged in connection with the killing.
Morton is testifying Monday, his attorney told The Times.
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By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
February 4, 2013, 7:30 a.m.
Georgetown, Texas—
GEORGETOWN, Texas--A Texas judge who prosecuted a man wrongfully convicted of murder and freed after serving 25 years in prison faces an unprecedented court hearing Monday on whether he should be prosecuted for mishandling the case.
Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson faces a “court of inquiry” to address allegations that he lied and concealed evidence — in violation of the law and a judge’s order — that could have cleared Michael Morton, who was convicted in the 1986 beating death of his wife, Christine, at their Williamson County home.
Morton was exonerated and released almost a year and a half ago, after DNA tests confirmed his innocence and another man, Mark Alan Norwood, was charged in connection with the killing.
Morton is testifying Monday, his attorney told The Times.
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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-texas-prosecutor-inquiry-20130204,0,3581513.story
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