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Jeffrey Deskovic

Released from prison in 2006 after spending sixteen years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. In 1997, Jeff appealed his case to the Second Circuit, only to be denied by Judge Sotomayor on a technicality. His latest piece on Alternet is Judge Sonia Sotomayor Denied My Appeal and I Spent 16 Years in Prison for a Crime I Didn’t Commit.

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Story of Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner Denied Appeal by Sotomayor Excluded from Confirmation Hearings

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