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Michael Morton (criminal justice)
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.〔http://www.chron.com/exonerees/stories/michael-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; the prosecutor was convicted of contempt of court for withholding evidence after the judge had ordered its release to the defense.〔Lindell, Chuck. Ken Anderson to serve 10 days in jail () 2013-11-08.〕〔Texas State Directory Press, Inc. (), 2013-11-08.〕
==Conviction, DNA testing and acquittal==
Morton was arrested and charged with beating his wife to death in 1986. He was convicted in 1987 and sentenced to life in prison.〔 Pro bono civil attorney John Raley of Houston, Texas, together with Nina Morrison of the New York based Innocence Project filed Morton's motion for DNA testing in February 2005. Raley and Morrison relentlessly sought a court order for DNA testing in state and federal courts until the testing was finally achieved in June, 2011.〔 Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley "tenaciously fought" against DNA testing for six years before a judge finally ordered the tests.〔("A Tough Prosecutor Finds His Certitude Shaken by a Prisoner's Exoneration," Texas Tribune, Nov. 18, 2011 )〕
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