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Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
The justices said federal courts overstepped in overturning the verdict after a 5-month trial with 66 witnesses, prosecutors said.
- The Supreme Court reinstated the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez for the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, voting 6-3 to reverse a lower court decision on Monday.
- A New York-based appeals court, The Second Circuit, had previously reversed the conviction, arguing the judge failed to properly instruct jurors regarding Hernandez's confessions; The Supreme Court ruled federal courts should not second-guess state trials.
- Hernandez, a Maple Shade, New Jersey, resident, has served part of a 25-year sentence; following a 2015 mistrial, a different panel convicted him in 2017 after a five-month trial featuring 66 witnesses.
- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had criticized the lower court's ruling as a "slender reed" that ignored the extensive trial record, while prosecutors had been preparing to retry Hernandez for a third time.
- Etan Patz vanished in 1979 while walking to His Manhattan bus stop, and His disappearance became a national symbol, with the date later recognized as National Missing Children Day.
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Supreme Court restores conviction in infamous murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz
The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The anniversary of his disappearance became National Missing Children’s Day.
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Supreme Court reinstates conviction in 1979 Etan Patz murder
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