Praise for support of the Innocence Initiative.

• Author: D'Alemberte, Talbot
• Position: Letters

We join in praise of the efforts by the leadership of The Florida Bar, its staff, and many of its members to ensure passage of H.B. 61 during the 2006 state legislative session, which removed the deadline for DNA testing. They worked long and hard for this success, and individual efforts by Alan Bookman and Hank Coxe were instrumental, as well as illustrative of their personal commitments to fairness in our justice system.

Hank Coxe recently recognized the Florida Innocence Initiative, a counterpart to the New York-based Innocence Project, for the critical role that it played. His comments are greatly appreciated.

We would like to take this opportunity to specifically recognize Jenny Greenberg, the Initiative's executive director and, at present, its only lawyer for her knowledge, skillful advocacy, and determination to see passage of the bill. Jenny worked tirelessly for three years toward this end.

We also would like to acknowledge the support provided by The Florida Bar Foundation and the Jesse Ball duPont Fund, without which the Initiative would have been unable to continue its vitally important work, especially during times when there was virtually no one else to raise the significant issues and advocate for a process to allow innocent people their right to seek exoneration.

Florida law has been enriched by the work of Jenny Greenberg, Alan Bookman, Hank Coxe, and proponents like Senator Alex Villalobos, who have championed the cause of the wrongfully incarcerated since 2001, and the bill's other key sponsors.

We can all feel better about the justice system because of their efforts.

TALBOT "SANDY" D'ALEMBERTE, Founding Board Chair

MARK R. SCHLAKMAN, Board Chair, 2006-2007

The Florida Innocence Initiative

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