Nation Man who was exonerated of murder after 16 years in prison will soon be a lawyer May 9, 2019Nancy Cutler, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on Man who was exonerated of murder after 16 years in prison will soon be a lawyer He was convicted at 17 of a rape and murder he didn't commit. He was exonerated at 32. Now, at 45, Jeffrey Deskovic is graduating law school.