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Press Conference Regarding Derrick Williams’ Innocence
From the Blog Plain Error :
Once again, IPF attorneys Seth Miller and Melissa Montle are onto a wrongful conviction. DNA test results proving the innocence of Derrick Williams who had been convicted of an August 1993 kidnapping and rape in Palmetto, Manatee County, FL were released by a Fairfield, Ohio laboratory on Monday, July 26, 2010. In addition to that, the IPF has unveiled other factors plaguing Williams’ case, including witness misidentification, the damaging and destruction of the evidence while it was under the care of Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MSO), and the MSO’s denial of that neglection to the press ( IPF Press Release). The following is a round-up of the press conference held on July 27, 2010 in regards to this development: DNA test on evidence could overturn 1993 rape conviction of Palmetto man (Herald Tribune)DNA used to contest Palmetto man’s conviction in 1992 rape (The Tampa Tribune)Attorneys: DNA evidence exonerates inmate (MyFOX Tampa... -
DNA used to contest Palmetto man's conviction in 1992 rape
 DNA used to contest Palmetto man's conviction in 1992 rape
By RAY REYES The Tampa Tribune
Published: July 27, 2010
Updated: 9 min. ago
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TAMPA - An organization that used DNA evidence to free a Tampa man after 35 years in prison is working to exonerate a Palmetto man they said was wrongfully convicted of rape.
The Innocence Project of Florida held a news conference this morning at the Manatee County Courthouse in Bradenton to announce that DNA test results prove Derrick Williams did not rape a woman in 1992.
"It makes me extremely happy that it's finally coming to an end," Williams said in a statement through Innocence Project lawyers. "The results prove what I have said all along – I am innocent."
Seth Miller, the executive director of the Tallahassee-based nonprofit organization, said he has filed a motion today to vacate Williams' conviction.
"Hopefully, we can get it done...
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Williams has Served Over 17 Years for a Rape he Did Not Commit; Attorneys Call for Immediate Release
Williams has Served Over 17 Years for a Rape he Did Not Commit; Attorneys Call for Immediate Release
Innocence Project of Florida, Inc.
1100 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Telephone 850.561.6767 Fax 850.561.5077
For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE
July 27, 2010
Contacts:
Seth Miller, Esq.: 202.341.2127
Melissa Montle, Esq.: 561.843.9304
DNA Testing Demonstrates Derrick Williams is Innocent:
Williams has Served Over 17 Years for a Rape he Did Not Commit; Attorneys Call for Immediate Release
Bradenton, Florida—On Monday, July 26, 2010, DNA Diagnostics Center, a nationally recognized forensic laboratory in Fairfield, Ohio, issued a report in the case of State of Florida v. Derrick Williams, which demonstrates Williams’ actual innocence of an August 1993 kidnapping and rape in Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida.
Upon an agreement by Williams’ attorneys at the Innocence Project of Florida and the State Attorney, the court ordered DNA testing on the t-shirt worn by the assailant before the rape and left in the victim’s car at the end of the crime. The testing excludes Derrick Williams as the donor of the DNA on the inside...
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T-shirt that was key evidence in prosecution could now exonerate him
 DNA evidence may free man after 17 years
T-shirt that was key evidence in prosecution could now exonerate him
Derrick WIlliams
By Todd Ruger
Published: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 12:54 a.m.
MANATEE COUNTY - The same gray T-shirt that helped put Derrick Williams of Palmetto in prison for life on a rape conviction in 1993 has resurfaced as the piece of evidence that may exonerate him.
A woman escaped from the rape with her attacker's gray T-shirt, and she identified Williams in court as the man who took off his shirt to cover her face during the attack. Williams' girlfriend also told the jury that he left home that day wearing a gray shirt but returned with a red one.
But on Monday, Williams' attorneys revealed that new DNA tests of sweat and skin cells on the inside of the shirt collar did not come from Williams. They say the results prove Williams is innocent, and that he has spent the...
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New Wrongful Conviction Press Conference in Bradenton, FL
 Innocence Project of Florida, Inc.
1100 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Telephone 850.561.6767 Fax 850.561.5077
For Immediate Release PRESS Advisory
July 26, 2010
Contacts:
Seth Miller, Esq.: 202.341.2127
Melissa Montle, Esq.: 561.843.9304
New Wrongful Conviction Press Conference in Bradenton, FL
New DNA Test Results Prove Derrick Williams’ Innocence
This Tuesday, July 27, 2010, Derrick Williams’ attorneys from the Innocence Project of Florida will hold a press conference to release new DNA test results that demonstrate Mr. Williams’ innocence of a 1993 Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida kidnapping and rape.
Attorneys from the Innocence Project of Florida will discuss the results and take press questions regarding the case at this press conference. Members of Mr. Williams’ family will also be available for comment at this time. Florida’s most recent DNA exonoree, James Bain, will be in attendance to show support for Mr. Williams and his family. Bain’s 35 years of wrongful incarceration is the longest time served by any of the...
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