A man who has served more than 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence has been released after the state of Florida reinvestigated the case and determined he did not commit armed robbery.
Sidney Holmes, 57, cries after he was exonerated in a Broward County courtroom, March 13, 2023. Holmes served more than 34 years of a 400-year sentence for a 1988 armed robbery.after he was exonerated and freed on Monday. “It’s overwhelming.”, a thorough reinvestigation of the 1988 armed robbery case that led to Holmes’ conviction “raised reasonable doubts about his guilt.”Sidney Holmes, 57, cries after he was exonerated in a Broward County courtroom, March 13, 2023.
The state attorney's office also found that Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies who did the original investigations "expressed shock" that Holmes was sentenced to 400 years and had served more than three decades. “We have one rule here at the Broward State Attorney’s Office – do the right thing, always," Pryor said in a statement. "As prosecutors, our only agenda is to promote public safety in our community and to ensure that justice is served. I commend the victims, witnesses and law enforcement officers for their candor and assistance in reinvestigating a crime that occurred more than 34 years ago.
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