Ken Anderson were then put in jail for 10 days, he also agreed to a $500 fine, 500 hours of community service, and the loss of his law license. This was the first time that something like this have happened. This crime scene has really raisen up questions about how much power a prosecutor should have and about what the consequences of misusing the power would be.
Michael was freed from prison on October 4th, 2011 when he was 57 years old, and Mark Norwood was convicted. He was convicted for both the murder of Christine Morton and another young woman in the area. Not only did his wrongful conviction help himself, but brought justice to others. When being freed, Michael wanted a new law, The Michael Morton Act, that required prosecutors to turn to defense lawyers in criminal proceedings, at the respondent's request, without the need for a court order. It got signed into law and has now been helping to prevent wrongful convictions.…show more content… The fact that Eric saw his mother murdered and then at the very point when the father needed the son and the son needed the father, they were ripped apart. Eric was raised by relatives, no doubt thinking that his father had killed his mother. He grew up with that thought. When Eric turned 13, he wrote a letter to Michael saying that he did not want to see his father anymore. He legally changed his last name and got adopted by Michael’s sister in law. When Michael found out about this in the mail, he thought nothing could ever make him happy again. “That was when I hit rock bottom. That was the end of it. That's when I had nothing left.” Now he has married his new love, Cynthia and mended his relationship with his son that has two children and a
