As a part of the deal that will put Anderson behind bars for 10 days, charges of tampering with evidence have been dropped and Anderson has settled his civil suit with the State Bar of Texas, agreeing to be disbarred and pay a $500 fine.
Anderson faced up to 10 years in prison if he had been convicted of tampering with evidence. Anderson accepted the plea deal in the same Williamson County courthouse where he later spent 11 years as a state judge. He resigned in September.....
I hope they put this guy in the general prison population.
He should have to serve out the remaining years of his “victim”!
See, if you’re a member of the “club” you shall have no worries.
The ruling class ALWAYS protect themselves no matter what.
He’ll do his 10 days, 500 hours and then live the good life off the millions he likely made.
Shouldn't have been withheld, BUT it is inadmissible hearsay.
Did the killer have only one arm?
10 DAYS???????????????????????? FOR SENDING AN INNOCENT MAN TO JAIL FOR 25 YEARS?????????????
AT MINIMUM HE SHOU>D SPEND THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS HIS VICTIM
Knowingly sending an innocent man to prison should be a CAPITAL OFFENSE!
Need to end immunity for prosecutors and judges....this move is a start. We need to send away prosecutors and judges that break the law in the course of their duties. It would clean up a lot of nonsense...and save taxpayers a lot of money
I've got to wonder what kind of promotions and pay raises this wrongful conviction got Anderson in the interim.
Ken Anderson and the people who cut the deal of a 10-day sentence are clear reasons why flogging should be legalized again for scum like Anderson and those people.
The idiot should be hanged for sedition. When you overthrow someone’s rights you are effectively overthrowing what is their country to them. That oath in court of “so help me God” should be a warning of your impending death should you lie in court.
Looked at the comments but
did NOT click on the link
AlJazeera, really? WTF?
Come on gang, let’s not support America’s enemies here.
Should have been longer.
Ban aljazeer post on FR.
Innocence Project involvement...
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/ken-anderson-to-serve-10-days-in-jail/nbmsH/
After the hearing, Innocence Project co-founder Barry Scheck announced that an
independent review will be conducted of all cases prosecuted by Anderson
during his 16 years as district attorney to determine if there were any other
cases with hidden evidence.
The review, in conjunction with current Williamson County District Attorney
Jana Duty, will be conducted by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,
the Innocence Project of Texas and Innocence Project of New York, he said.
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What I never understand about these wrongful conviction cases is why the wrong party often confesses to the crime. If I knew I had not done what I was being accused of, there is no way I would sign anything that says I did it.
In a just world he would have to serve out the sentences he deliberately and falsely imposed on others, but 10 days and a $500 fine is a good start.
Love Texas.
Interesting that this story comes via Aljazeera in America.
This kind of a DA is the poster child for the anti death sentence.
Just saying that if a DA is re elected because of their conviction rate it could cause one to lie.
You cannot change the system to appoint the DA because it becomes a spoils appointment.
I guess carry on with current elected system and send the bad ones to jail.