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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “prosecutorial misconduct”

 

• Open-file bill named for Michael Morton scheduled for Monday floor vote in TX House

  
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  The one-sided criminal discovery bill requiring open files of prosecutors - SB 1611 by Duncan/Ellis , the so-called "Michael Morton Act," carried in the House by Rep. Senfronia Thompson - has been set for a vote on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives on Monday. A couple of prosecutors opposed the ...
  1 week ago

• 9th Circuit Revives Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit

  
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  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling in Goldstein v. County of Los Angeles is available in Adobe .pdf format. "Appeals panel revives former inmates suit against L.A. County," is Maura Dolans Los Angeles Times report. A...
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• 10th Circuit Upholds District Court on Oklahoma Brady Violation

  
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  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruling in Browning v. Trammell is available in Adobe .pdf format. It overturns the conviction and death sentnence. The Tulsa World reports, "Death penalty overturned: Man will get new trial in...
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• Charges filed against former Nueces County DA

  
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  Charges against Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson following the court of inquiry in the Michael Morton case arent the only recent example of a former District Attorney coming under indictment for alleged prosecutorial misconduct. Former Nueces County DA Anna Jimenez - who was appointed to the slot in 2010 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Reversal of fortune: A prosecutor on trial

  
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  In the world of abusive prosecutors, Ken Anderson stands out: Anderson, a Texas prosecutor who abused his authority to help send an innocent man to prison for decades, now faces 10 years behind bars for his misconduct. read more
  2 weeks ago

• Hearings at the Texas Legislature

  
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  The Texas Tribune posts, "House Panel Hears Testimony on Michael Morton Act," by Brandi Grissom. Just more than a week after the arrest of Ken Anderson, the former prosecutor who oversaw the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton in 1987, a...
  2 weeks ago

• Federal District Court Overturns Pennsylvania Conviction & Death Sentence

  
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  "Judge overturns conviction in slaying of two cousins," is the rerport by Holly Herman for the Reading Eagle. A federal judge has overturned the first-degree murder conviction of Shawnfatee M. Bridges in the 1996 slayings of two Reading cousins because...
  3 weeks ago

• Ross Ramsey on waning prosecutorial power

  
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  A lot of folks have asked me why (most) prosecutors have acquiesced to a one-sided, open-file discovery bill after insisting for most of the last decade that they would only do so if the defense bar agreed to "reciprocal discovery" like they have in federal court and most other states. Grits believes the answer may ...
  3 weeks ago

• Judge Sturns on Ken Anderson

  
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  A reader forwarded me a copy of Fridays ruling by Judge Louis Sturns against Judge Ken Anderson from the Michael Morton court of inquiry. Heres the link for those interested in reading the whole thing and a few related news stories for more background: Associated Press: Texas official faces charges in mans ...
  4 weeks ago

• Rough day for Central Texas prosecutors: Anderson, Lehmberg headed to jail

  
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  Today was a rough day for Central Texas prosecutors: Re: Judge Ken Anderson and the Michael Morton court of inquiry : Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson was ordered arrested and booked into jail for the “intentionally harmful act” of hiding favorable evidence to secure Michael Morton’s ...
  4 weeks ago

• Judge Ken Anderson Charged with Misconduct

  
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  "Ken Anderson charged with misconduct during 1987 Michael Morton murder trial," is Chuck Lindells report posted at the Austin American-Statesman. Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson was arrested and booked into jail, then quickly released, for the “intentionally harmful...
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• Criminal Discovery Legislation Clears Texas Senate

  
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  The Austin American-Statesman has published the editorial, "Texas Senate’s attempts to limit wrongful convictions commendable." Its passage wasn’t as sure as it should have been, given that it was as much a no-brainer as any piece of legislation could be,...
  5 weeks ago

• Discovery reform passes Senate with defense bar on the sidelines

  
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  The so-called "Michael Morton Act" ( SB 1611 ) related to discovery in criminal cases passed the Texas Senate yesterday. See mostly laudatory coverage from the Austin Statesman , the Dallas News , and the Texas Tribune . Heres the text of the version that passed the Senate. Last week Grits mentioned that a ...
  5 weeks ago

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