Extended conversation with exonerated man who served 34 out of 400 years in prison
POMPANO BEACH - Sidney Holmes, who served 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence for armed robbery charges walked free Monday after being exonerated.
Holmes, 57, sat down with CBS News Miami's Chelsea Jones at Pompano Beach, a place he's been dying to see for over three decades.
The two talked about the anger he felt when he was convicted in April of 1989 for a 1988 robbery in which he was accused of being the getaway driver.
Holmes revealed, at the time, he was in school to work in the medical field and had a seven-month-old daughter. He lost everything.
Now, Holmes is hoping to reconnect with his daughter and his five grandchildren. He also has dreams of becoming a criminal justice advocate and owning a business.
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