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| DOC denies appeal of convicted murderer mistakenly released |
| By orlandosentinel.com- Elyssa Cherney |
| Published: 01/19/2016 |
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The Florida Department of Corrections has denied the emergency appeal of a convicted murderer who was mistakenly released from state custody and then rearrested two days later. Kenneth Purdy, now 38, has been incarcerated on a felony murder charge since 1995, weeks before he turned 18 years old. His bout of freedom happened after a judge revised his sentence under new guidelines meant to relieve people serving life terms for crimes they committed as juveniles — if they have been rehabilitated. Circuit Judge Mark Blechman said that was true for Purdy, telling him "you've matured dramatically ... which is why I believe you're fit to reenter society," according to a transcript of a hearing in December. Read More. |
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