- Posted February 17, 2012
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Texas Judge faces court inquiry on wrongful conviction
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas judge will face a court investigation into whether he hid evidence as a prosecutor and helped send the wrong man to prison for 24 years.
The Texas Supreme Court's chief justice on Thursday ordered a court of inquiry against state District Judge Ken Anderson. The former prosecutor in Williamson County could face criminal charges if evidence is found he illegally disregarded an order at a 1987 murder trial.
Anderson is accused of not turning over all documents that could have proved the innocence of Michael Morton, who was freed in October after DNA testing showed he didn't kill his wife. Anderson denies wrongdoing.
District Judge Louis Stums of Fort Worth will oversee the court of inquiry, which works a bit like a grand jury.
Published: Fri, Feb 17, 2012
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