Innocence Project of Florida: Unlock the Truth

Learn about the Innocence Project of Florida (IPF) by hearing from two of its clients, Jamie Bain and William Dillon, and their families. Help IPF unlock the truth by visiting www.FloridaInnocence.org. Enjoy!

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[Khultan]

 Waiting for William Dillon's songs written in prison.

[IPFDNA]

@Khultan The title track, Black Robs and Lawyers, on his CD is now available on iTunes. The CD will be released in Aug.

[sandrakarwel]

More and more in Flroida, especially Brevard County, the Justic System is broke. The Public Defender's Office is not representing the innocent. They do not counsel with their defendant, they do not review evidence, they do not submit evidence, they do not submit motions, basically they do nothing. Worse yet, is when the Public Defender shows-up for court the day of the trial, they have not reviewed any material and so they wing-it, making things up as they go. This is wrong.

[reagangal]

I respectfully have to disagree with the older gentleman, Sandy D'Alemberte, when he states that it gives great concern to the prosecutors, when they successfully convict an innocent person - I honestly do not believe that most prosecutors care if they catch the right person or not...as long as they get a conviction....and no matter what they do to secure that conviction. This opinion is born out of years of researching wrongful convictions.

[MrVegasVince]

where was publicity hound GRADY JUDD WHEN SOUTHERN JUSTICE PUT THIS POOR MAN JIMMY BAINE IN PRISON.....NO PRESS CONFERENCE GRADY? DON'T WANT TO ADMIT DIRTY COPS DO EXIST? YOUR SILENCE SPOKE LOUDLY. THIS MAN WAS ROBBED BY SOUTHERN INJUSTICE AND YOU HAD A CHANCE TO STEP UP LIKE MAN BUT LACKED THE GUTS...U PROBABLY WOULD HAVE EXECUTED AN INNOCENT MAN IF U COULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT. SHAMEFUL.

[eleonoraxxx1]

Dearest Bill Dillon, your life story tuched deeply my heart, hearing your voice and seeing your tears made my cry- you are a great HERO and you deserve all the best in your life!!! I love YOU, Bill!

[Khultan]

@IPFDNA Thank you. : )

[Khultan]

I really want to know why are we dying for this country when it's own citizens don't care for justice and truth?!? Why?

[pwill81]

@reagangal

Well, prosecutors don't care about wrongly convicting an innocent person anymore than defense attorneys care about getting their guilty clients acquitted of a crime they committed. It's all about winning the case, as is natural in an adversarial system.

[MrCharoff]

@MrCharoff I don't believe the prosecutor did a good enough job proving that the defendant did what he was accused of. What I believe led to the conviction was that the defendant was a US citizen of Iranian descent and the terminology of the law involved the words "terror" and "terrorized". I'm so disappointed in my fellow jury members, I feel they failed in their civic duty to protect their fellow citizen.

Thank God for people like the IPF and their selfless concern for innocents.

[MrCharoff]

This past summer, when I was 19, I served on my first jury. I showed up every morning for the duration of the case dressed to the nines and on time. I took pages and pages of notes and paid attention as best as I could. The other jurors were not so zealous. At the end of the week, I was dismissed as an alternate, and the man was sentenced to life in prison.