Supreme Court Reinstates 2017 Etan Patz Murder Conviction
TL;DR
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s 2017 murder conviction in the 1979 Etan Patz disappearance, overturning a Second Circuit ruling that had tossed the verdict over improper jury instructions. The Court said a 1996 federal law limits federal relief for state-court convictions. Hernandez confessed after waiving Miranda rights, though his lawyers argued coercion; Patz, 6, disappeared in Manhattan in 1979 and was never found. DA Alvin Bragg praised the ruling as delivering justice for the Patz family.
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- Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in Etan Patz disappearance case The Forward
- Supreme Court Restores Conviction in 1979 Murder of Etan Patz The New York Times
- US supreme court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz The Guardian
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