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Final approval near for bill inspired by Texas exoneree’s murder case
Final approval near for bill inspired by Texas exoneree’s murder case
Patrick Dove/San Angelo Standard-Times
Michael Morton (left) embraced Dale Norwood on the Tom Green County Courthouse steps in March. The DNA evidence that exonerated Morton in the 1986 murder of his wife led to the conviction of Norwood's brother, Mark Norwood.
AUSTIN — A bill that aims to prevent the type of prosecutorial acts that kept an Austin man in prison for nearly 25 years for a murder he didn’t commit is close to being sent to the governor.
The House on Monday tentatively approved, by voice vote, the Michael Morton
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20130514-final-approval-near-for-bill-inspired-by-texas-exonerees-murder-case.ece
Patrick Dove/San Angelo Standard-Times
Michael Morton (left) embraced Dale Norwood on the Tom Green County Courthouse steps in March. The DNA evidence that exonerated Morton in the 1986 murder of his wife led to the conviction of Norwood's brother, Mark Norwood.
AUSTIN — A bill that aims to prevent the type of prosecutorial acts that kept an Austin man in prison for nearly 25 years for a murder he didn’t commit is close to being sent to the governor.
The House on Monday tentatively approved, by voice vote, the Michael Morton
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20130514-final-approval-near-for-bill-inspired-by-texas-exonerees-murder-case.ece
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Justice is a beautiful thing.
K&R