
I’m about two weeks too late covering the story of Reginald Blanton, convicted of an April 2000 shooting in Texas, but it’s one I feel is still worth sharing. Reginald and his twin brother, Robert, were friends of the victim, Carlos Garza, and had visited him the day of the murder. Th...

I just read an amusing article from the Simple Justice blog, intrigued by this photo: The article was about two Bedford County, PA, women, Evelyn Border and her daughter, Tina Griekspoor, who stole a gift certificate from a 9-year-old girl at her birthday party...

As we chronicled here on Tuesday, Roger Dale Chapman, who testified during William Dillon’s 1981 trial that Dillon made a jailhouse confession, attended Dillon’s compensation hearing on Monday to set the record straight. The news reports don’t really do this riveting moment justice. So I...

Yesterday the New York Times ran a good article on dog-scent lineups looking particularly at cases in Texas involving that state’s version of discredited dog handler John Preston (see previous coverage of Preston here, here, here, and here. According to the Times,Deputy Keith A. ...

On Monday, William Dillon’s special claims bill was before a hearing at the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) in Tallahassee, where lawyers for the Florida Legislature are considering compensation for the 27 years Dillon spent in prison before his release last year after DNA testing e...

Roger Dale Chapman, a jailhouse snitch whose testimony helped to convict William Dillon in 1981, admitted to lying on the stand and apologized to Dillon at yesterday’s compensation hearing. ...

Last week I posted a blog about Gary Bennett, who has spent 25 years in jail due in part to John Preston and his scent dogs. Today an article runs in Florida Today outlining Gary Bennett’s case and his pursuit for DNA testing. ...

Innocence Project of Florida Update on Bill Dillon's Compensation hearing this morning.
Compensation hearing under way for man who was wrongfully imprisoned | tallahassee.com | Tallahassee
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An administrative hearing on a $1.35 million bill to pay a Brevard County man for 27 years he spent in prison on a wrongful murder conviction began today with a judicial warning that standards of evidence are reversed in the legislative proceedings.

This morning in Tallahassee, FL William Dillon’s attorneys will present a case for compensation for his wrongful conviction and incarceration, and will demonstrate the improprieties by the state in the investigation and prosecution of Dillon’s case. Di...

Johnson was convicted for the 1981 murders of three individuals including a Lakeland deputy. Governor Crist recently signed Johnson’s death warrant at the urging of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and a 3,000 strong petition drive. The execution had been scheduled for November 4th. ...

Last weekend, Patriot-News reporter Pete Shellem died unexpectedly. During his 23 years at Patriot-News, Shellem investigated several questionable convictions which led to the freedom of several innocent people...

This month, the Death Penalty Information Center released a report titled “Smart on Crime: Reconsidering the Death Penalty in a Time of Economic Crisis” (view a PDF of the full report HERE). At...

Gary Bennett, who has spent 25 years in prison, may be the fourth person exonerated in Brevard County based on John Preston’s scent dogs. Since being convicted with rape and murder in 1984, Bennett has claimed his innocence. ...







