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Imprisoning Conroy changes nothing in Suffolk

Quick ReadConroy, 19, will spend the next two decades in prison.

Jeffrey Conroy talks during an interview with Newsday

Photo credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa | Jeffrey Conroy talks during an interview with Newsday at the Suffolk County jail four days after he was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of Marcelo Lucero. (April 23, 2010)

Both sides in the Marcelo Lucero case agreed on one thing Wednesday. The conviction and imprisonment of Jeffrey Conroy does not change Suffolk County.

Nothing changes.

Except the harsh reality that actions have consequences, which hit Conroy and his family like a fast-moving truck in a Suffolk County court proceeding filled with drama and anger, tension and, for Lucero's family, release.

Conroy,...

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