Michael Morton was convicted of murdering his wife
(NEWSER) - Another inmate freed by DNA evidence: Michael Morton was formally exonerated today by a Texas appeals court for the murder of his wife in 1986, reports AP . Morton, 57, is eligible to get about $2 million from the state, or about $80,000 for each of the 25 years he was wrongly imprisoned. He won his freedom with help from the Innocence Project, which successfully fought to have a bloody bandana found near the scene tested. More»
