Now, Deleon will enlist Deskovic as his lawyer in another attempt to clear his name for a 1995 murder for which he spent 23 years in prison. A judge initially overturned the conviction due to the involvement of discredited NYPD detective Louis Scarcella in the investigation. But Deleon was retried and found guilty again in Sept. 2022. He filed his appeal last Tuesday, Jan. 7.
While Deleon faced up to life in prison in his resentencing, his return to custody was perfunctory with more than two decades of time served. No party seemed interested in pursuing further imprisonment and he found himself in front of a parole board shortly. While he spent unintended time in prison, he was free by early 2023.
But the reconviction derailed an otherwise successful reentry story. Suddenly, no employer wanted to hire him due to a murder and robbery on his record, even as he completed a medical technician degree.
This story is from the January 16, 2025 edition of New York Amsterdam News.
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