Texas judge faces 'court of inquiry' into wrongful conviction

[Eugene]

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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[Angry Dragon]

1. 25 year prison term for this judge

[ljm2002]

2. That's good to hear...

...if prosecutors, police and judges had to face actual consequences for this type of thing maybe they'd think twice before railroading innocent people.

[Sheldon Cooper]

4. Agreed.

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. Prosecutorial misconduct is way too common in this country.

This is just in California: http://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/prosecutorial-misconduct

[DollarBillHines]

5. He deserves a long sentence

The judge, the DA and the Sheriff's Dept were all complicit in the railroading of Mr Morton.