Dillon Got What He Needed & Deserved: An Apology and Compensation

Chelsea — March 15, 2012 @ 10:10 AM — Comments (1)

March 1, 2012 will be a day William Dillon will always remember. William served 27.5 years for a murder he did not commit. He was proven innocent using DNA testing in 2008. He waited 3.5 years for the State to do the right thing and they have.

Gov. Rick Scott apologized multiple times to William during the signing of the bill that will compensate William for his wrongful conviction and wrongful incarceration.

Read more coverage of the day: here, here, here, and here.

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  1. my son also is innocent of the charges and WmDillon was his best friend in prison; fingernail scrapings would prove he did not do digital inserchion;when asked on the stand of the test results of the fingernail scrapings the person said,
    I can not recall; in other words the results would have shown nothing;
    my son has has served 40 years; Innocence project has all the files; Atty Seth and or Britta;

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