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Man retried in ’95 killing gets prison, can seek parole now

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By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has been resentenced to prison — at least for now — after temporarily going free amid questions about a prominent detective’s conduct, then getting convicted again of the same murder at a recent retrial. Eliseo DeLeon was sentenced Thursday to 20 years to life for the 1995 killing of Fausto Cordero. DeLeon spent 24 years behind bars before his conviction was overturned in 2019. The 45-year-old was convicted again last month. Thursday’s sentence means he is immediately eligible to seek parole. His lawyers say he was framed by retired Detective Louis Scarcella. Convictions in nearly 20 cases involving him have been overturned after he was accused of eliciting false confessions and witness identifications. Scarcella denies any wrongdoing.

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