A Florida man whose murder conviction was overturned after nearly 32 years in prison may have to go back inside and complete his sentence.
Crosley Green was released in April 2021, three years after a federal judge reversed his 1990 conviction. In March, an appellate court overruled the lower court’s decision, possibly restoring his life sentence.
He was imprisoned for the 1989 kidnapping and slaying of Charles “Chip” Flynn and was initially sent to death row. However, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Judge Roy Dalton ruled in 2018 that Green be released or re-tried because prosecutors withheld evidence pointing to another suspect. The state stalled the release until Green was selected among prison population set free because of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2021.
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Green’s defense attorneys are fighting the appeals court decision that would require him to return to prison. They expect a ruling in late May. He also has the support of one of the police officers who responded to the scene and believes Green is innocent.
“In this particular case with Crosley Green, the truth is hidden,” said Diane Clarke, a sergeant with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office at the time of the murder. “To me that’s travesty of justice. He spent half of his life in prison for something I don’t believe he did.”
Flynn’s ex-girlfriend, Kim Hallock, a white woman, told authorities that Green kidnapped, robbed and drove her and Flynn to an orange grove in Titusville where a shootout ensued. According to reports, Hallock sped off in Flynn’s truck leaving him with a gunshot to the chest. She reportedly passed a hospital, payphones and her home where she lived with her parents and went to see Flynn’s friend, who convinced her to call authorities.
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