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Savoy named Crowell & Moring partners Preston L. Pugh and Keith J. Harrison to its 2024 list of “Most Influential Lawyers.” According to the publication, this award honors powerhouse lawyers “whose legal prowess and commitment to excellence inspire the highest levels of corporate and legal leadership.”

A Florida court ruled last week that the Florida Commission on Offender Review does not have to reset Crosley Green’s eligible parole date or correct a miscalculation that arbitrarily added more than 40 years to his imprisonment. The Circuit Court for Florida’s 2^ndJudicial Circuit denied Mr. Green’s writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Commission to correct a 2015 error that set his presumptive parole release date (PPRD) to 2054, when he is 97 years old, or to calculate a new PPRD in accordance with Florida law. Under Florida law, Mr. Green should be eligible for parole now.

On the one-year anniversary of Crosley Green’s return to prison for a murder he did not commit, after previously serving more than 30 years, lawyers for Mr. Green asked a Florida court to order the Florida Commission on Offender Review to correct the miscalculation of his eligible parole date. They argue that the Commission arbitrarily added more than 40 years to Mr. Green’s sentence, contrary to Florida law.