Morton was a regular presence at the Texas Capitol this spring and helped push through the Michael M

Anderson usa map accepted the plea deal in the same Williamson County courthouse where he later spent 11 years as a state judge. He resigned in September. Photo: AP
Ken Anderson also agreed to be disbarred and was fined $500 as part of a sweeping deal that was expected to end all criminal and civil cases against the embattled ex-district attorney, who presided usa map over a tough-on-crime usa map Texas county for 30 years.
Morton was released in 2011 after DNA evidence showed he didn't beat his wife to death. He watched from the front row of the gallery Friday as the man who helped usa map convict him now sat at the defense table, usa map just as he once did. Morton smiled and was hugged by family members after the judge adjourned.
"In a case like this, sometimes it's hard to say what meets the ends of justice and what doesn't. There is no way that anything we can do here today can resolve the tragedy that occurred in these matters," Judge Kelly G Moore said Friday. "I'd like to say to Mr Morton, the world is a better place because of you." Michael Morton leaves usa map a courthouse on 4 October 2011 after being released from prison after almost 25 years. Photograph: AP
Since being freed from prison, Morton has become a visible embodiment of problems in the legal system in Texas, which leads the nation in prisoners set free by DNA testing — 117 in the last 25 years. Earlier this year, the former Republican chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged lawmakers to act on the issue.
Morton was a regular presence at the Texas Capitol this spring and helped push through the Michael Morton Act, which helps compel prosecutors to share files with defense usa map attorneys that can help defendants' cases.
In an unusual move, the plea deal bundled a resolution usa map to both criminal and civil cases against Anderson. The State Bar of Texas had accused him of professional misconduct in the Morton case, while a special court of inquiry pursued the felony charges this year.
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