STORY: "Anderson defends handling of the Morton case," by reporter Chris Sadeghi, published by KXAN on February 8, 2013.
GIST: "Former prosecutor Ken Anderson on Friday offered an emotional apology to Michael Morton for the wrongful conviction of murdering his wife more than 25 years ago. “I know what me and my family have been through for 18 months of false accusations, and it doesn’t even register in the same ballpark of what you went through,” Anderson said to Morton and what is expected to be the final day of the weeklong court of inquiry into whether evidence was improperly withheld during the 1987 trial. “You’ve been incredibly gracious in your attitude towards me," continued Anderson, now a state district judge. "I apologize that the system screwed up. I’ve beaten myself up on what I could have done different and I don’t know. Maybe the Norwood prosecutor has something the sheriff’s office missed.” But during more than six hours of testimony on Day 5 of the court of inquiry, Anderson rejected any suggestion that he improperly suppressed evidence that might have helped Morton's lawyers win an acquittal."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/williamson/anderson-apologizes-to-morton-from-witness-stand
Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Morton_%28criminal_justice%29
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The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
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