Wrongfully convicted Florida man freed after 34 years of 400-year sentence.
TL;DR
Sidney Holmes has been exonerated and released from prison after serving 34 years of his 400-year sentence for a 1988 attempted robbery that he did not commit. Despite flimsy evidence and inconsistencies, Holmes was convicted based on a single witness's positive identification. The Broward County State Attorney's Office's Conviction Review Unit investigated the case and concluded that Holmes was likely innocent and a victim of eyewitness misidentification.
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