ution of Mr. Lee just because its supply of lethal drugs are expiring at the end of the month denied him the opportunity to conduct DNA testing that could have proven his innocence, Nina Morrison, a lawyer with the Innocence Project and an attorney for Lee, said in a statement after the execution. Whil
Morton's attorney Nina Morrison, a senior staff lawyer with the Innocence Project chaired by Ellis, said the bill "would improve meaningful access to DNA testing" by convicts seeking to prove innocence claims.
Date: Feb 09, 2015
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Warrant issued for prosecutorial misconduct, Judge Anderson turns himself in to ...
In the rare instances where there is knowing and intentional misconduct as the court found today, as there is probable cause to believe Ken Anderson committed, its critical there be accountability, Nina Morrison with the Innocence Project said. We are very grateful that the state of Texas, unlik
Date: Apr 19, 2013
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Morton prosecutor faces court of inquiry this week
Andersons court of inquiry will be the first thanks to an aggressive, and creative, push by Mortons legal team, including Houston lawyer John Raley and Innocence Project of New York attorneys Barry Scheck and Nina Morrison.
Date: Feb 02, 2013
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Morton Lawyers Object to Bradley's Rush In Morton Case
John Raley, a Houston pro-bono lawyer, and Nina Morrison and Barry Scheck, of the New York-based Innocence Project, however, argue in an unusual court filing opposing Bradley's request that his motives are not purely to help the newly exonerated man move on with his life. The request to hurry-up the
Date: Oct 13, 2011
Category: U.S.
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DNA helps free Texas man convicted in wife's death
Nina Morrison, an attorney for the Innocence Project, told Harle's court Monday that Morton testified during his 1987 trial and said an intruder must have bludgeoned his wife to death after he left her and the couple's 3-year-old son at 5 a.m. for his job at a grocery store. Morrison said the bandan
"The ruling is technical, but the implications are not," said Nina Morrison, senior staff attorney for the Innocence Project, an organization that seeks to exonerate people wrongly convicted of serious crimes. The group helped in Skinner's case.
Date: Mar 08, 2011
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Supreme Court says Texas inmate has right to DNA testing
"It's a win-win for the justice system. If he turns out to be guilty, we have the certainty of that fact with objective DNA science prior to the time that we carry out the ultimate punishment," said Nina Morrison, a senior attorney with the Innocence Project, which is helping appeal the Skinner sentence.