• Heather Saul @heatheranne9  -

  • A Texas prosecutor will be jailed for his role in the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton, who spent 25 years in prison.

    Ken Anderson will serve ten days in prison and perform 500 hours of community service. He will also be disbarred. The former Williamson County district attorney was charged with tampering with and withholding evidence in the murder trial of Mr Morton in 1987. Mr Morton spent a quarter of a century in jail before he was exonerated over the murder of his wife by DNA evidence.

    Anderson, also a former district judge, entered a plea of no contest to contempt of court. The charge stemmed from a 1987 exchange when Anderson, then the Williamson County district attorney, was asked by a judge whether he had anything to offer that was favourable to Mr Morton's defence, to which he replied no.

    Traduction française:
    Un procureur du Texas sera emprisonné pour son rôle dans la condamnation injustifiée de Michael Morton, qui a passé 25 ans en prison. Ken Anderson purgera dix jours de prison et effectuera 500 heures de service communautaire. Il sera également radié. L'ancien procureur du comté de Williamson a été accusé d'avoir falsifié et retenu des preuves dans le procès pour meurtre de M. Morton en 1987. M. Morton a passé un quart de siècle en prison avant d'être disculpé du meurtre de sa femme par des preuves ADN. Anderson, également ancien juge de district, n'a pas offert de plaidoyer pour contester un outrage au tribunal. L'accusation découle d'un échange de 1987 lorsque Anderson, alors procureur du comté de Williamson, s'est vu demander par un juge s'il avait quelque chose à offrir qui soit favorable à la défense de M. Morton, ce à quoi il a répondu non.

    Sources Internet:

    independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-prosecutor-ken-anderson-jailed-for-convicting-innocent-michael-morton-8930428.html
    https://www.chesleylawyers.com/forme-texas-prosecutor-ken-anderson-convicted-of-criminal-contempt/
    https://www.statesman.com/article/20131109/news/311099700
    https://www.innocenceproject.org/former-williamson-county-prosecutor-ken-anderson-enters-plea-to-contempt-for-misconduct-in-michael-mortonaes-wrongful-murder-conviction/