A 65-year-old Florida man will turn himself in mid-April after the U.S. Supreme Court declared it would not hear arguments for his appeal.
Crosley Green, who just five years ago had his murder conviction vacated by a lower court and had been living free for two years, is leaning on his faith as he prepares to return to a life sentence for a crime no physical evidence links him to.
“It’s bad but it ain’t enough to affect me,” Green admitted. “It can’t make me feel down or out.”
While options are slim, Green and his legal team are turning to two “Hail Mary” strategies to gain his freedom. They are hoping to receive either parole or clemency.
The lawyers said they will reach out to Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant clemency, but he will also need two of three of his cabinet members to agree with him. One of those individuals is the attorney general who is wrangling him back into prison now.
Green has been saying he was innocent since 1989 when he was arrested for the death of Charles “Chip” Flynn Jr.
The sole witness to the shooting connected to Flynn’s death was his ex-girlfriend, Kim Hallock. She explained to the local sheriff’s department that a Black man carjacked them and forced them into the citrus field. Once in the grove, she said Flynn and the strange man got into a shoot-out, and her boyfriend was injured.
Hallock took off in Flynn’s truck to find help, leaving Flynn bleeding amongst the orange trees.
Florida Today reports the girlfriend did not immediately call for help, driving by multiple payphones. She also did not stop at a local hospital or her own house but drove past them to get to one of Flynn’s friends’ homes. Once she arrived at the friend’s house, the individual had to persuade Hallock to call 911 to help save her boyfriend.
Law enforcement arrived at the scene of the crime more than an hour after Flynn was shot. Upon locating the victim, he was rushed to a hospital where he later…
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