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CRIMEJun 22 · 14:01 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press

Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy

The Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz by a 6-3 vote, reversing a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The ruling cited a 1996 federal law limiting federal court oversight of state criminal trials, allowing prosecutors to pursue a third trial against Pedro Hernandez, who was previously convicted in a 2017 retrial.

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Etan PatzpersonPedro HernandezpersonSupreme CourtorganizationNew York prosecutorsorganizationManhattan District Attorney Alvin BraggpersonU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitorganizationMaple Shade, New Jerseyplace1996 federal lawtopic
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