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Leonard Cure had recently started a new life in metro Atlanta after being imprisoned in Florida for more than 16 years on a wrongful conviction. Just three weeks ago, the
Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a claims bill Friday awarding Leonard Cure with $817,000 and educational benefits as relief for what the bill called the "tragic consequences" of his wrongful conviction nearly two decades ago.
Sidney Holmes was exonerated and released after spending nearly 35 years in prison. He was wrongfully convicted in an armed robbery case in Broward County in 1988.
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