{"id":12123,"date":"2013-03-22T10:50:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T14:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/news\/?p=12123"},"modified":"2013-03-22T10:52:03","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T14:52:03","slug":"exoneree-derrick-williams-addresses-stetson-law-students-on-march-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2013\/03\/22\/exoneree-derrick-williams-addresses-stetson-law-students-on-march-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Exoneree Derrick Williams addresses Stetson Law students on March 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 19, the Innocence Initiative Reform and Education Division at Stetson hosted Derrick Williams, a man who was falsely convicted and sentenced to serve a life sentence in the state of Florida. He spent 18 years behind bars for crimes he did not commit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12132\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DerrickWilliamsPodium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12132\" title=\"Derrick Williams talked with Stetson Law students about being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life behind bars.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DerrickWilliamsPodium-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Derrick Williams talked with Stetson Law students about being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life behind bars.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derrick Williams talked with Stetson Law students about being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life behind bars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Exonerated in 2011 with the help of the Innocence Project of Florida, Williams talked with Stetson Law students on Tuesday night about the importance of seeking justice. Williams explained that the Attorney General of Florida took an interest in his case.<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u2019 wrongful conviction in 1993 was the result of eyewitness misidentification and government misconduct. His talk was entitled, \u201cA Tainted Lineup: The Exoneration Story of Derrick Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever been accused of doing something, you know you didn\u2019t do it, and you beg people to believe you, but they tell you, you did it?\u201d Williams asked the law students gathered to listen to his talk.<\/p>\n<p>His story stressed the importance of solid, ethical legal advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>The Innocence Initiative at Stetson was co-founded in 2009 to coordinate efforts with the Innocence Project of Florida. The Innocence Initiative Reform and Education Division at Stetson advocates for reform and hosts educational programs for students, case workers, and the community on wrongful conviction issues. Judith Scully, the Wm. 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