Michael Morton: A Year of Freedom
One year ago, Michael Morton took off his scratchy, cotton, inmate-made prison whites and slipped on soft, khaki free-world slacks and a smooth button-down, pinstripe shirt for the first time in nearly 25 years.
After a brief but emotional hearing, he stepped out of the Williamson County Courthouse a free man, relieved after a quarter-century of the label that sent him to prison: murderer.
Morton was freed Oct. 4, 2011, after DNA evidence showed that he did not kill his wife, Christine Morton, in 1986. A year later, he said he is still enjoying the small joys of his new ...
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Thomas Ratliff
Michael will be speaking at a brown bag lunch in the Texas Capitol Grille at 11:45 today. This is open to the public. You can hear Michael's story first-hand and witness his journey through this unimaginable ordeal. For more information, call (512) 494-9180 or email kcooper@ratliffcompany.com.
Mike Andras via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Bradley will be gone we need a new Sheriff, Mike Andras for Wilco Sheriff "Uphold the Law with Dignity"
visule
thank you Brandi. I hope this leads to nessary judicial reforms. The only way that will happen is if my fellow Texans demand it from our state officials.