DETROIT—A judge has cleared the way for the release of a 74-year-old man who is the oldest and longest-serving Michigan prisoner with a life sentence for murder as a teen.
Sheldry Topp, who has been in prison since 1962, was resentenced Tuesday to 40 years to 60 years. He probably will be freed on Feb. 28 because he has accumulated plenty of good-behavior credits, said Chris Gautz of the Corrections Department.
