US EditionMan convicted in 1979 kidnap and murder of Etan Patz must have new trial or be freed, appeals court rules
NEW YORK, JUL 21 – The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Hernandez's 2017 conviction due to flawed jury instructions on his confessions, ordering a new trial or release after nearly a decade in prison.
- A federal appeals court ruled that Pedro Hernandez must receive a new trial or be released from custody regarding the case of 6-year-old Etan Patz.
- Hernandez was convicted in 2017 for the murder of Etan Patz, who vanished in 1979.
- Hernandez's attorneys claimed that improper jury instructions unfairly influenced the verdict, which the appeals court agreed with.
- The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals found a flawed jury instruction about Hernandez's alleged confessions.
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The confession of the man convicted of kidnapping and killing Etan Patz in 1979 has been questioned for years: there will be a new trial
Sydney Morning Herald
Etan’s disappearance changed childhood forever. Now this decades-old case has been reopened
When six-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to school in 1979, frightened parents began to raise their children differently.
US appeals court overturns murder-kidnapping conviction in 1979 missing child case
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of a former Manhattan bodega clerk found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Ethan Patz, a 6-year-old boy whose 1979 disappearance stoked national fears about missing and abducted children. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Pedro Hernandez, serving a prison sentence of 25 years to life, released from custody unless the state g…
Court of Appeal annuls sentence against Pedro Hernández, accused of the murder of Etan Patz in 1979. The case could be reopened or he released
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