Texan seeks accountability for wrongful conviction Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:17 am, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 25 years for his wife's murder told a judge Monday that neither he nor his legal team knew authorities were aware that his then 3-year-old son had witnessed the 1986 slaying and indicated it was a "monster" and not his father who committed the crime. Michael Morton testified about what his son knew during the first day of a special court proceeding that will determine whether the ex-district attorney — now a judge — who prosecuted the murder case could face criminal charges for allegedly hiding evidence. The process is similar to a grand jury proceeding but people can defend themselves against the evidence presented. Houston defense attorney Rusty Hardin, the special prosecutor in the case, asked Morton whether he or his trial attorneys knew his mother-in-law, Rita Kirkpatrick, told the lead investigator that Eric told her that a "monster" had become mad and "hit mommie." "During your trial, during the 25 years you were in the penitentiary, did you know there was a tape and a transcript in sheriff's files about his conversation?" Hardin asked. Morton also said he didn't know investigators had been told neighbors saw a man park a green van near the Morton home and walk into a wooded area behind it.

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