The conduct of State Attorney Angela Corey of Jacksonville, who Gov. Rick Scott appointed to serve as a special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin murder case, was the subject of a stinging rebuke from Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte. D'Alemberte, a former Florida State University President and law school dean, is also the former president of the American Bar Association. He addressed his complaint about Corey to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House counsel back in 2009.
D'Alemberte wrote, "There is, in my judgment, a very real danger of a melt down of the justice system in Duval County with the election of a new State Attorney who has shown no enthusiasm for defending citizens. The civil rights of Jacksonville citizens are at real risk."
Since taking office, Corey has earned a reputation for being tough on juveniles, sending 230 juvenile felony cases to adult court in 2009, according to the Jacksonville Times Union.