91.76%	Yes
8.23%	No

Comment: The state failed him. He should be compensated. He lost 27 Years of freedom. from Pensacola, Fl. by Bob

Comment: Of course he should be compensated. If i go into a store, slip and injur my back, I can sue the store, and will probably win. I will be awarded money for emotional disress and wages lost, as well as many other things. That's if I am forced to sit at home for a month. This guy was held in prison for 27 years, erroneously. Investigators even broke the law to convict him. He should be compensated no matter if he had a drug charge before that or not. from Pensacola, FL by Casey

Comment: If Dillon was in the area and this was a drug related killing, it really depends. If he put himself in a position for the possibility that he could be conneccted, then I would have to look at all the circumstances. Since he had a prior drug conviction and if the death was in a drug infested area, then it needs to be re-investigated. The amount he requested seems reasonable since that would be a lose of $88,000.00 a year in income. from FWB, FL by Bob

Comment: I think its the least they could do drug conviction or not. from fwbeach by chad

Comment: He should be compensated no matter what he did before.One should have nothing to do with the other.The state is after convictions,Not the truth about guilt or Innocent.There is to much of this in the legal system today.What if this would been a death penalty case? from pace by Robert

Comment: Probably the only reason he is still alive today is that he was imprisoned. His previous conviction attests to that. from Pensacola by Anna

Comment: I Don t think a drug charge makes him a murder. I think he should be compensated for the time he will never get back. from Bagdad by Donna

Comment: yes, I do belive he should be compensation for his time in prison. they took 27 years from the man, its just wrong from ft walton beach fl by margaret

Comment: Wiat a minute...the man has to wait to be heard if tow friggen Judges make recommndations. Now while your incarcerated you are racking up time that you are billed for and you owe the state back when you get out or they place a lein on you. You need to pay the man and cut the B.S. holier than thou judges as your just as dumb and dumber as the investigators were who lied. Why would one think or even pose a question that a F&#@ state jusdge and liar supposedly law enforcement who went along with the ride. Not only should the state get off thier ass and pay just like this man did. And send the people ALL OF THEM that were a party to this. Its not the inmates you have to watch out for. Its the uniforms and the swelled politicing egos in the legal system. These are the rat scum of society.They make good mony at it to. Who said crime dont pay! from Pensacola,FL by Flower

Comment: When you take away 27 years of anyone's life, he or she should get a Million dollars minimum for each year of life that was robbed from him. All for some guy trying to make a name for himself. BIGSHOT ! from Pensacola by Arelne

Comment: He should be compensated by everyone who took part in his conviction. There was obviously not enough evidence to convict beyond a reasonable doubt, so if his prosecutors, judge and jury have any hopes and dreams, he should sue for them too. While we're at it, toss all of those who wrongly imprisoned him into the pokey for the same length of time. Maybe this will force the "judicial system" to be a little more careful in their witch hunts. from Cantonment, Fla. by Jeff

Comment: The technology to clear his name has been around for too many YEARS for any justifiable excuse. from Pensacola by Julie

Comment: His drug charges prior to the falsely accused charges of murder should not effect the desicion to award him comphensation! from pensacola florida by kristen

Comment: Of course, the definition of the word compensation should be expanded. Now if by compensation you mean the man is "free", and will not be hampered by authorities about the previous 27 years; why yes compensate him. If on the other hand you mean some ambulance chaser looking to make a quick buck at his expense, I say no to that scheme. from Mary Esther, FL. by Tom

Comment: A wrong fully conviced person should be compensated at least 1 million dollars . Their lives were ruined by a corrupt judicial system that rail roaded them into prison . A prime case in point where in America, one is guilty until proven innocent , if they are even allowed to persue evidence to prove their innocence . from Pensacola/Florida by Kevin

Comment: Yes I do, this will make the police make sure they are arresting the right person. And, after all his freedom was taken away from him for 27 years. Now there is $ amount that could make up for the lost of his freedom. We need good officers not bad officer to fight for our freedom and our rights! from Pensacola FL by Irene

Comment: Yes I think he should be compensated but 2.4 million, not hardly. If the law reads that he couldn't have any prior convictions and he does then the law stands. That alone should knock down the amount of money he is asking. Also, I'm curious how long can DNA survive on a person's clothes. from Pensacola by D

Comment: He should get some money.

Comment: I believe this man should be compensated because he will never be able to get the years lost back. All he can do now is press forward to make better of the situation. from pensacola, FL by Ebony

Comment: The state should not be liable...the state didnt put him in prison they only supervised his sentence. The ones that should be liable is Brevard county the ones that gave him his sentence from florida by jeff

Comment: I question the 2.4 million level, but compensation should be paid. from Gulf Breeze, FL by Don

Comment: The DA should pay the money though. How about making the District Attorney's have Liability insurance like doctors? from Pensacola by Robert

Comment: Yes, but I do not think the amount is reasonable. I would take the average income and multiply that by the number of years. No amount is fair for the loss of time, but the state has limited resources as well. from Pensacola / FL by Rick

Comment: Not only should he be compensated, but those who knowingly lied or offered false testimony, including the prosecutor and snitch, if they knew, should all be sentenced to serve the same length of time, 27 Years. This would make prosecutors think twice about false testimony, evidence and convictions. from Pensacola/FL by Jimmy

Comment: i think he should be compensated...but not the 2.4 million he is seeking. it should be based on the annual wage he was making before his incarciration and times it by the number of years he was behind bars... from p'cola fl by h

Comment: Yes! Wouldn't you want to be if you were in the same situation. What if this took money from your family for years. Think of what it must have been like emotionally for the person that was wrongfully charged. by donna

Comment: Any one wrongfully imprisoned is entitled to compensation regardless of their prior history. The longer the wrongful imprisonment, the greater the compensation should be. If I was wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years, I wouldn't settle for 2.4 million dollars. Would you? Mason from Pensacola/Fl. by Mason

Comment: yes he needs compensation.... you took 27 years of his life from him..... from pensacola Fl by susan

Comment: It sounds like he was not only wrongfully convicted,but maliciously convicted. I am not sure who is really responsible, but he should be reimbursed. from MILTON by DEBBY

Comment: THATS AN0THER SAD CASE. from pensacola fl by katrina

Comment: We count on the system to work, now it should work for him. from Gonzalez, FL by A

Comment: This state has a really bad habit of convicting "at all costs" Let the taxpayer foot the bill, and maybe they will elect prosecutors that will seek the WHOLE truth in stead of the parts that serve their purpose. from spring hill fl by mark

Comment: This man would not have made that much in the 27 years if he would have been free. If he gets anything give him no more than $12,000 for each year he was locked up! Look at his criminal history. from Pensacola, Fl by Dee

Comment: The State ruined his life, they should compensate him for their mistakes. So what if he got caught doing illegal drugs. Our President admitted to doing them, but didn't get caught & convicted. from Milton/FL by Tom

Comment: I think anyone who spent half their life in prison because of wrongful conviction should be compensated comparable to money they would have earned if they hadn't been in prison. from Milton, Fl by MJ

Comment: Yes, he should receive compensation. Who are we to know what path his life would have taken. Even at a low wage job, he would have had the ability to better himself financially. I think 2.4 million is excessive but I certainly think he does need compensation to get himself re-established in the community. from Pensacola, FL by Karen

Comment: Yes, but that much money, he probably would not have earned that much in his lifetime. from Pensacola, Fl by Virginia

Comment: They took 27 years of this mans life. Did he have childern? from baker fl. by michelle

Comment: But not that much,I doubt he would have earned that much in 27 yrs from Pensacola, FL by Keith

Comment: "Florida law allows the wrongfully incarnated to seek compensation if the haven't been convicted of any other crimes." If I get a traffic ticket do I have to pay for it, if I've never had one before? William Dillon has lost many of the joys of life, through no fault of his own. The amount requested may be excessive, but how can one assess a value of 27 years of incarceration? from Pensacola, Florida by Rodney

Comment: I believe they should compensate him.... But I wouldn't know how much to ask for. A life should be worth more than $2.4 million! from Pensacola, Florida by Alicia

Comment: he or she could of had a job and been working. from milton,fl by kevin

Comment: Well I believe when you do someone wrong you should make it right! He cant get those years back and no the money wont bring it back...but it will able him to be back in a society he has been away from with a home,a car and the things in life he needs.. I am so glad we have DNA testing now...How many people were wrongly excuted... from Pensacola, Florida by Pam

Comment: what if it was you or someone dear to you? no question about it, he should just get compensated; bottom line. from pensacola fl by kena

Comment: The state took away his freedom and he was unable to make a living for himself. How much I'm not sure, but he needs to make-up for lost earnings. from Seminole, Alabama by Evelyn

Comment: I believe since the gentleman was wrongly accused and spent half his life in prison that he deserves to be compensated from pensacola/fla by mary

Comment: I do not condone drug use, however, he did not have any prior violent acts. There is a big difference in drug charges and murder. This man has spent 27 years behind bars for something he did not do. from Milton by Lori

Comment: Yes, absolutely, Mr. Dillon should be compensated. Almost half of his life was taken from him that he will never get back. Money will never make up for that but that is all he can really ask for at this point. God bless him! from Valaparaiso, FL by Shannon

Comment: I believe that he should be compensated but not for the amount that he is asking for. from Cantonment, Fl by Angela

Comment: yes he should be compensated. it should not matter what other charges he had prior to the incident. he spent almost half his life in jail?for something he did not do. i dont think there is enough money you could give to him. u only have one life and half his was wasted in jail. he can never get that back. the state should have there facts straight before sending someone to jail. its the states fault so the state should pay for the loss of the mans life. put yourself in his shoes. how would you feel?? from pensacola by latosha

Comment: The cops who allegedly threatened the snitch should be investigated and prosecuted, if appropriate. from Pensacola,FL by Sara

Comment: His record of this crime that he did not commit needs to be cleared also. from Crestview, FL by Kim

Comment: Innocent until proven guilty? This obviously was not the case. from Pensacola,Fl by Jennifer

Comment: We do owe him compensation. Not sure it should be that much. What would his earnings be over 27 yrs? That, adjusted to today's dollar, plus $100,000 for 'damages' should be enough. I don't think the prior conviction should be a consideration, since he was imprisoned in error. from Milton, FL by Maggie

Comment: A panel of jurors "convicted" this man, not the State. from Pensacola Florida by Cathy

Comment: That man has missed out on a large portion of his life due to negligence and misconduct of the system and it is unfair to him and his family. from pensacola, fl by Lisa

Comment: I believe he should be only paid for what he lost if he were working from pensacola fl by john

Comment: I feel he should be compensated because he wasted 27 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit 27 years cant be replaced. from pensacola fl by brittany

Comment: The judge and jurors should NOT in anyway be punished because otherwise no one would ever get convicted. However, if an innocent person wastes years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, he should be compensated. He has missed the opportunity for a lucrative career, to get married, have kids or travel the world. His basic freedom has been taken away and he is innocent. from Pensacola, FL by Gena

Comment: Yes, I think he should be compensated. Lock up the investigators that lied for life! from Cantonment by C