While the case was pending, the prosecution realized ... and would put "guardrails" on the Michael Morton Act by requiring courts to make findings before they can suppress evidence that was ...

“To say that a prosecutor assisted in the Michael Morton case, in the prosecution of that case is a scarlet letter. This court well knows that case and what it did to Texas law,” Franklin stated, ...

Multiple Texas district attorneys testified claiming defense attorneys have abused the Morton act in court but defense attorneys say the bill gives prosecutors more power when it comes to sharing ...

Michael Morton was convicted in 1987 and sentenced ... His legal team discovered the prosecutor in his case withheld evidence that would have led detectives to another suspect.