Court Orders New Trial for Pedro Hernandez in Etan Patz Case
TL;DR
A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial or release for Pedro Hernandez, convicted of killing Etan Patz in 1979, citing flawed jury instructions regarding Hernandez's confessions, which were obtained under questionable circumstances and lacked physical evidence.
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