Ken Anderson agreed a plea deal that will see him serve 10 days in jail, perform 500 hours of community service and be disbarred.
He was charged with tampering with evidence in the 1987 murder trial of Michael Morton.
Morton spent 25 years in prison only to be exonerated by DNA evidence.
Anderson, also a former state judge, agreed a deal on Friday in the same Texas courthouse in which he used to preside.
He faced criminal charges and a civil lawsuit for allegedly withholding key evidence and making false statements to the court during Morton's trial in the beating death of his wife, Christine.
No comments:
Post a Comment