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Etan Patz Case: Federal Appeals Court Overturns 2017 Conviction, Orders New Trial for Pedro Hernandez

Etan Patz Case: Federal Appeals Court Overturns 2017 Conviction, Orders New Trial for Pedro Hernandez

Etan Patz Case: Federal Appeals Court Overturns 2017 Conviction, Orders New Trial for Pedro Hernandez A federal appeals court has overturned the 2017 guilty verdict against Pedro Hernandez in the notorious 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz, ordering a new trial. Hernandez, who has been serving a sentence of 25 years to life, was arrested in 2012 following decades of investigation into Etan’s disappearance, which occurred on the first day he was allowed to walk alone to his school bus…

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Etan Patz Case: Appeals Court Overturns Conviction, Orders New Trial or Release for Pedro Hernandez

Etan Patz Case: Appeals Court Overturns Conviction, Orders New Trial or Release for Pedro Hernandez

Etan Patz Case: Appeals Court Overturns Conviction, Orders New Trial or Release for Pedro Hernandez A federal appeals court has delivered a stunning blow to the prosecution in the infamous Etan Patz case, ruling on Monday that Pedro Hernandez, convicted in the 1979 kidnapping and murder of the 6-year-old, must receive a new trial or be released from custody. This decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns Hernandez’s 2017 conviction, citing a critical ‘flawed instruction’ given by…

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