CRIMEJun 22 · 16:47 UTCSCOTUSBLOGAmy Howe

Court reimposes conviction of man found to have killed Etan Patz

The Supreme Court upheld Pedro Hernandez's conviction for the 1979 kidnapping and murder of Etan Patz, rejecting a lower court's order for a new trial. The case involved legal disputes over Hernandez's confession and its admissibility under Miranda rights and the 2004 Missouri v. Seibert ruling.

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Etan PatzpersonPedro HernandezpersonSupreme CourtorganizationNational Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenorganizationMiranda v. ArizonatopicMissouri v. SeiberttopicU.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd CircuitorganizationNew York Cityplace

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