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Anderson inquiry played to 2 audiences
[font color=green]A review of the activity this week in the court of inquiry held in Georgetown concerning Williamson county district attorney, Ken Anderson in the trial of exonerated prisoner, Michael Morton, in the death of his wife. The story is reasonably long.
The decision on the case is not expected for at least seven weeks. If Judge Sterns finds reason to believe that Anderson violated state law in his prosecution of Morton, he is required to issue an arrest warrant, the first step toward a potential trial on criminal charges.[/font]
Georgetown —
Theatrics peppered with scornful bickering punctuated former prosecutor Ken Anderson’s court of inquiry last week as each side played to two audiences — the judge who will decide Anderson’s fate, and the public that has watched the Michael Morton saga unfold for the past 18 months.
Attorney pro tem Rusty Hardin set the tone early, much to the annoyance of Anderson and his legal team, by announcing that, before the court convened, he had provided the former district attorney with a copy of everything he planned to introduce as evidence.
“They got 1 million more pieces of paper than they ever gave this man,” he said, gesturing toward Morton’s front-row seat in the courtroom.
It was the first of many statements and witness questions designed to argue that, if Anderson had not so vigorously fought defense attempts to gain more information about the murder investigation, an innocent Morton could have avoided serving 25 years in prison in his wife’s murder.
Theatrics peppered with scornful bickering punctuated former prosecutor Ken Anderson’s court of inquiry last week as each side played to two audiences — the judge who will decide Anderson’s fate, and the public that has watched the Michael Morton saga unfold for the past 18 months.
Attorney pro tem Rusty Hardin set the tone early, much to the annoyance of Anderson and his legal team, by announcing that, before the court convened, he had provided the former district attorney with a copy of everything he planned to introduce as evidence.
“They got 1 million more pieces of paper than they ever gave this man,” he said, gesturing toward Morton’s front-row seat in the courtroom.
It was the first of many statements and witness questions designed to argue that, if Anderson had not so vigorously fought defense attempts to gain more information about the murder investigation, an innocent Morton could have avoided serving 25 years in prison in his wife’s murder.
More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/anderson-inquiry-played-to-2-audiences/nWK2x/#cmComments .
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