Gov. Rick Perry held a special ceremony to sign into law a …
Judge Ken Anderson
The Texas Senate has unanimously approved a bill attempting to …
Mark Norwood was found guilty Wednesday in the 1986 murder of …
Advertisement
Anderson inquiry set for September
Weeklong block set for proceeding
Updated: Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 12:44 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 12:44 PM CDT
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - A court of inquiry is scheduled to begin in September in Williamson County for embattled state District Judge Ken Anderson regarding his role in the prosecution of Michael Morton.
The inquiry will examine allegations that Anderson, when he was Williamson County district attorney, withheld crucial evidence that might have shown that Morton did not murder his wife, Christine in 1986. Morton was freed in October after DNA evidence linked another person to the killing.
The 26th District Court in Georgetown has been reserved for the week of Sept. 11-14 for the inquiry, which will be led by a Fort Worth judge. Rusty Hardin, a former prosecutor in Harris County, has been appointed special prosecutor in the case.
Anderson has apologized to Morton but has insisted that he did nothing improper in the his role as a prosecutor,
Opinions that are derogatory, attack other users or are offensive in nature may be removed. KXAN is not responsible for the content posted in this comment section. We reserve the right to remove any offensive or off-topic remark or thread. To mark a comment for review by a moderator, click "Report Abuse."
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement