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S.B. No. 1611. AN ACT. relating to discovery in a criminal case. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Michael Morton. Act. SECTION 2. Article 39.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, is. amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) through (n) to read as follows:
May 20, 2013 · On May 16, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill known as the “Michael Morton Act” that will require prosecutors to open their files to defendants and keep records of the evidence they disclose. The Act is named for Michael Morton (pictured), who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1987.
On January 1, 2014 Senate Bill 1611 (SB 1611) titled the “Michael Morton Act,” changed the way Texas lawyers may utilize discovery in criminal cases. In Texas, a person who is charged with a crime and desires discovery must ask for it .
Aug 13, 2016 · Michael Morton spent 25 years in prison for his wife's bludgeoning death before DNA analysis finally freed him, a miscarriage in justice that still reverberates through the state's criminal cases.
Apr 14, 2021 · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. 39.14. Discovery. Current as of April 14, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff. (a) Subject to the restrictions provided by Section 264.408, Family Code, and Article 39.15 of this code, as soon as practicable after receiving a timely request from the defendant the state shall produce and permit the ...
SECTION 1. Requires that this Act be known as the Michael Morton Act. SECTION 2. Amends Article 39.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) through (n), as follows:
Apr 11, 2013 · Senators passed Senate Bill 1611, also known as the "Michael Morton Act," which would require prosecutors to turn over evidence to defense lawyers in criminal cases.
Michael Morton prefers that the amendments to article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure embodied in Texas Senate Bill 1611 of the 83rd Texas Legislature be referred to as “SB 1611” rather than “the Michael Morton Act.”. Interview with Michael Morton (May 14, 2015).
May 16, 2013 · Gov. Rick Perry ceremonially signs Senate Bill 1611, known as the Michael Morton Act, which requires prosecutors to disclose evidence in criminal cases. Morton served nearly 25 years in...
The Michael Morton Act was passed with the aim of reducing wrongful convictions throughout Texas. The act is named after defendant Michael Morton, who was wrongfully sentenced in 1973 to life in prison for the murder of his wife.
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