Mark Norwood’s capital murder trial has been set for March in San Angelo. His lawyers sought the delay so they could find experts to review DNA evidence the state says links him to Christine Morton’s 1986 murder.
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Updated: Norwood Indicted by Grand Jury In Second Austin Murder
Mark Norwood, the Bastrop dishwasher who was arrested one year ago for the 1986 murder of Christine Morton, was indicted by a Travis County grand jury on Friday for the January 1988 murder of Debra Masters Baker in Austin.
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Ken Anderson Responds to State Bar’s Ethics Filing
Williamson County State District Judge Ken Anderson argues that time has run out on claims that he violated ethics rules during the 1987 prosecution that led to the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton.
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Judge in Anderson Inquiry: Testimony Will Be Public
The judge presiding over the court of inquiry of Williamson County State District Judge Ken Anderson denied a request Tuesday to allow Anderson’s lawyer to depose Michael Morton’s lawyers before a Dec. 10 public hearing.
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Williamson County DA Eyes New Prosecuting Job
Outgoing Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley is being considered to head up the state office that prosecutes crimes in state prisons and juvenile detention facilities.
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State Bar Seeks Rare Disciplinary Action Against Anderson
The prosecutor who oversaw Michael Morton’s wrongful conviction in 1987 is now facing both civil and criminal legal action and could be disbarred if he is found to have violated professional rules of conduct.
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Special Prosecutor Will Not Seek Death Penalty in Norwood Case
The special prosecutor in the 1986 murder of Christine Morton has decided not to seek the death penalty in its case against Mark Norwood, a Bastrop resident whose DNA was identified at two similar murder scenes.
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Video: Michael Morton on the Anniversary of His Release From Prison
Michael Morton marked the anniversary of his release from prison on Thursday with a speech to an audience at the Capitol. He spoke about his life since being freed and encouraged others to support calls for increased prosecutor accountability.
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Video: Michael Morton Anniversary Speech
Michael Morton marked the anniversary of his release from prison with a speech at the state Capitol. He spoke about his wrongful conviction, the 24 years and seven months he spent incarcerated and his hope for new laws that hold prosecutors accountable. (Full Speech)
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Criminal Justice
TribuneFest: A Conversation with Rusty Hardin
At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I interviewed famed defense attorney Rusty Hardin about his appointment as the special prosecutor in the Michael Morton case and his work on behalf of one of his most famous and most controversial clients: Roger Clemens.