HS SURVIVOR of False Accusation (Jury Ignored DNA Evidence Proving Innocence-15 yrs in Jail) is a 2019 Law Grad! His Judicial Determination of “Actual Innocence” Was in 2006.
Jeffrey Deskovic spent 15 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn’t commit. He went behind bars as a 17-year-old. In a decision that shocks the conscience, jurors ignored DNA evidence that conclusively proved Deskovic had not raped the victim, his classmate Angela Correa. Prosecutors first fingered him because he “acted excessively upset” at her funeral and offered to help them solve her murder.
In a move that won’t surprise anyone who’s spent time around the criminal justice system, detectives interrogated Deskovic for hours without a lawyer, family member or food, then falsely told him he’d failed a polygraph test. He tried to commit suicide twice before trial. Prison could have destroyed him, but instead it steeled his resolve to prove his innocence and help others who were victims of criminal justice abuses. Columnist Michelle Malkin tells his incredible story in National Review, which culminated with his graduation from Pace University School of Law last month.
thecollegefix -Greg Piper
