POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – 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 commit…