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Sidney Holmes

Sidney Holmes

In 1989, Sidney Holmes was sentenced to 400 years in prison after he was convicted of robbery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was exonerated in 2023 based on evidence suggesting he was the victim of a mistaken witness identification.(Photo: South Florida Sun Sentine, Sidney Holmes hugs his mother and his aunt as he leaves jail in Florida's Broward County on Monday)​
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Andrew Krivak

Andrew Krivak

In 1997, Andrew Krivak was convicted of murder and rape and sentenced to 25 years to life in Putnam County, New York. He was granted a new trial based on evidence pointing to another man as the real criminal, and was acquitted at a retrial in 2023.(Photo: The Highlands Current, Andrew Krivak (right) with fellow exoneree, Anthony DiPippo)​
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Willie Knighten, Jr.

Willie Knighten, Jr.

Willie Knighten Jr., of Toledo Ohio, was convicted of murder and attempted murder in 1997. He was granted clemency in 2009 and pardoned in 2022 after the trial judge wrote a letter to the governor saying that Knighten was innocent.(Photo: The Toledo Blade)​
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John Martinez

John Martinez

In 2001, John Martinez was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a murder in Chicago, Illinois. He was exonerated in 2023 based on evidence that the lead detective, Reynaldo Guevara, coerced witnesses to falsely identify Martinez. (Photo:Exoneration Project) ​
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