Florida man serving 400-year sentence freed after being exonerated for robbery

Sidney Holmes, who served 30 years, released after new inquiry found eyewitness identification was likely 'misidentification' A man who served more than 30 years of a 400-year prison sentence has been freed after he was exonerated for armed robbery charges. On Monday, 57-year-old Sidney Holmes was released from prison in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after the state decided to reinvestigate a 1988 armed robbery in which Holmes was accused of being the getaway driver.