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Exonerated Broward Man Receives $1.7M After Serving 34 Years for Crime He Didn’t Commit | News Channel 3-12
- Sidney Holmes, who was wrongly convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 400 years, was released in 2023 after spending 34 years in a Florida prison.
- Holmes' conviction was vacated based on a 25-page memo from the Conviction Review Unit that found the eyewitness identification unreliable and recommended dismissal.
- Following his exoneration, a claims bill filed by state lawmakers was passed and signed by Governor Ron DeSantis to compensate Holmes for his wrongful imprisonment.
- Holmes will be awarded $1.7 million and a tuition waiver covering 120 credit hours, and upon his release, he described the moment as unbelievable, expressing that he had always believed this moment would eventually arrive.
- Holmes' release and compensation highlight flaws in the justice system and have inspired activism, while Holmes has obtained full-time employment and continues advocating for reform.
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Exonerated Broward man receives $1.7M after serving 34 years for crime he didn’t commit - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
A Broward County man has received $1.7 million in compensation from the State of Florida for a wrongful conviction that led to him serving 34 years in jail. Fifty-nine-year-old Sidney Holmes was released from prison in 2023 after initially being sentenced to 400 years in prison. On Wednesday, two years after being released, Holmes has accepted $1.7 million after the State of Florida admitted he was wrongfully convicted for a crime he did not com…
Denver Gazette
The Derrick$1.7 million approved for wrongfully convicted Florida man sentenced to 400 years in prison
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a $1.7 million payment to a Broward County man who was once sentenced to 400 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of serving as the getaway driver in a robbery…
Sun-Sentinel
World News$1.7 million approved for wrongfully convicted Broward man sentenced to 400 years in prison
Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a $1.7 million payment to Sidney Holmes, a Broward man who was once sentenced to 400 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of serving as the getaway driver in a robbery.
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