Michael Morton – When Justice Hides the Truth

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A wrongful conviction built on withheld evidence

A conviction that lasted nearly 25 years — until DNA evidence and hidden information revealed that the truth had never been fully heard.

Freeing Michael Morton

CBS

26 mrt 2012
 
Michael Morton was wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years for allegedly killing his wife. Lara Logan speaks about her “60 Minutes” report. Also, Barry Scheck speaks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about The Innocence Project and freeing Morton.
1 The Evidence That Changed Everything

In this lecture, Nina Morrison of the Innocence Project explains the Michael Morton case: a wrongful conviction that lasted nearly 25 years, the evidence that was withheld, and the investigation that finally revealed the truth.

Nina Morrison Discusses Michael Morton Case at UVA Criminal Law Symposium

University of Virginia School of Law

 
12 mrt 2014

Nina Morrison, senior staff attorney for the Innocence Project at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law, talks about the highly publicized case of Texan Michael Morton during her Feb. 26 keynote address at the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law’s annual symposium. Sentenced in 1987 to life in prison for the murder of his wife, Morton was exonerated in 2011 after Morrison and Houston attorney John Raley uncovered gross violations of Texas discovery rules: the prosecuting attorney had withheld from the defense numerous pieces of key exculpatory evidence.

25 Years Wrongfully Imprisoned | The Michael Morton Story (Texas)

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In 1987, Michael Morton was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife in Texas. He spent 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In 2011, DNA evidence finally exonerated him, and his case changed Texas law to prevent future miscarriages of justice.

Michael Morton Release from Jail

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Austin American-Statesman

 
18 aug 2018
 
Michael Morton Release from Jail
 
1 When the Truth Disappears From View

A simple hidden-camera experiment reveals something familiar about human nature: when we see only part of a story, we often fill in the missing pieces ourselves. In the justice system, those assumptions can have life-changing consequences.

JFL Hidden Camera Pranks & Gags: Trash Kid In The Garbage Truck

Just For Laughs Gags

 

24 feb 2011

Kid goes in box, box goes in garbage truck… but where is the kid? Oh no!