Michael Morton (criminal justice), Date of Birth
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American wrongly convicted of murder
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About Michael Morton (criminal justice)
- For other people named Michael Morton, see Michael Morton.Michael Morton (born August 12, 1954) is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the 1986 murder of his wife Christine Morton.
- He spent nearly 25 years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA evidence which supported his claim of innocence and pointed to the crime being committed by another individual.
- Morton was released from prison on October 4, 2011, and another man, Mark Alan Norwood, was convicted of the murder in 2013.
- The prosecutor in the case, Ken Anderson, was convicted of contempt of court for withholding evidence after the judge had ordered its release to the defense.
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