# Michael Morton

Overturned · 1987

Michael Wayne Morton (born August 12, 1954) is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the 1986 murder of his wife Christine Morton. He spent nearly 25 years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA evidence which supported his claim of innocence and pointed to the crime being committed by another individual. Morton was released from prison on October 4, 2011, and…

Original record: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=33312739
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/michael-morton-w33312739

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