Former Texas Prosecutor Gets Jail for Wrongful Conviction

[Purveyor]

GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) -- A former Texas prosecutor charged over a wrongful murder conviction agreed to a 10-day jail sentence Friday, accepting the punishment in front of the innocent man he helped put in prison for nearly 25 years.

Ken Anderson also will be disbarred and must serve 500 hours of community service as part of a sweeping deal that was expected to end all criminal and civil cases against the embattled ex-district attorney, who was the face of the law in a tough-on-crime Texas county for 30 years.

Anderson, 61, never spoke in his return to the same Williamson County courthouse where he served as a state judge for 11 years before resigning in September.

Sitting behind Anderson in the gallery was Michael Morton, who was released from prison in 2011 after DNA evidence showed he didn't beat his wife to death in 1986.

"It's a good day," said Morton, surrounded by family members.

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[derby378]

1. "A good day?" That "sentence" is a fucking joke

Ten days in exchange for 25 years? I think Morton just got rooked.

[giftedgirl77]

2. Former prosecuter gets a petty ass bullshit jail sentence

after robbing man of life through wrongful conviction.

There I fixed the AP's stupid ass headline. 10 day jail sentence for 25 years fair trade I think not.

[47of74]

3. That's a fucking sick joke.

That makes me fucking sick. That prosecutor should have been sentenced to 500 years in prison for every fucking day that Morton spent in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

[The Magistrate]

4. A Mockery Of Justice, Sir: The Man Should Do Natural Life, Without Possibility Of Parole

At a minimum....

[smokey nj]

5. While it's good to see a prosecutor punished for misconduct, I don't think 10 days nearly

enough. Michael Morton lost 25 years that he will never get back - Anderson should be sentenced to at least that much.

[cloudbase]

6. According to the local news,

the ten day sentence is the maximum he can get, since the statute of limitations has long passed.

In the meantime, he'll be crying every month when his pension benefit goes into his bank account.

[bermudat]

7. Something told me the wronged man must have been white.

For all the men of color who have been wrongfully convicted and subsequently released, I have never seen any repercussions to any of the prosecutors that were responsible.