February 28, 2008
Former felons will be knocking on legislators’ doors The drum beat for compensation of the wrongfully convicted will get louder next week, once the legislative session begins.The Innocence Project of Florida will have a rally at the old Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, from noon to 1 p.m. Wilton Dedge, who received $2 million in 2005 for being incarcerated for crimes he didn’t commit, will be there. So will Alan Crotzer, who will ask lawmakers for a second time to compensate him, $1.25 million, for spending 24 years in prison for crimes DNA evidence prove he didn’t commit.This session legislators will also consider a “global” bill that will automatically compensate the wrongfully convicted, without them having to politely ask lawmakers for compensation-via  Florida Capital News

Former felons will be knocking on legislators’ doors

The drum beat for compensation of the wrongfully convicted will get louder next week, once the legislative session begins.
The Innocence Project of Florida will have a rally at the old Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, from noon to 1 p.m. Wilton Dedge, who received $2 million in 2005 for being incarcerated for crimes he didn’t commit, will be there. So will Alan Crotzer, who will ask lawmakers for a second time to compensate him, $1.25 million, for spending 24 years in prison for crimes DNA evidence prove he didn’t commit.
This session legislators will also consider a “global” bill that will automatically compensate the wrongfully convicted, without them having to politely ask lawmakers for compensation-via  Florida Capital News

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