Michael Morton (Criminal Justice)

Michael Morton
Citizenship	United States
Known for	Miscarriage of justice
Criminal charge	Murder; 1987
Criminal status	Released; 2011

Michael Morton is an American who was convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the murder of his wife. Recent^[when?] DNA test results identified under the direction of the Innocence Project support his claim of innocence. Subsequently, Morton was released from a Texas prison on October 4, 2011 pending further review of his case by the court, as the new DNA evidence points to the crime being committed by another individual.^[1]

The DNA profile of the unnamed male found at the Morton crime scene is also allegedly linked to a later murder in nearby Travis County.^{[by whom?]} Prosecutorial misconduct of withholding evidence is suspected in the Michael Morton case.^{[by whom?]}

See also

	Law portal
	Texas portal

• List of miscarriage of justice cases
• Overturned convictions in the United States

References

1. ^ "Texas Man Freed After Serving Nearly 25 Years for Murdering His Wife That New DNA Evidence Shows He Didn’t Commit". Innocence Project. 05 Oct 2011. http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Texas_Man_Freed_After_Serving_Nearly_25_Years_for_Murdering_His_Wife_That_New_DNA_Evidence_Shows_He_Didnt_Commit.php. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 

External links

• Texas Man Freed After Serving Nearly 25 Years for Murdering His Wife That New DNA Evidence Shows He Didn’t Commit at the Innocence Project

Persondata
Name	Morton, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Overturned conviction of murder
Date of birth
Place of birth	United States
Date of death
Place of death