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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in 1979 Murder of Etan Patz
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that had reopened the case of Pedro Hernandez, convicted for the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz in Manhattan.
- The ruling reinstates Hernandez's 2017 conviction after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had granted him a new trial last year.
- The three liberal justices dissented, expressing concerns about the majority's stance on federal courts' limits in intervening in state court matters.
- Hernandez's defense attorney expressed disappointment, maintaining that Hernandez is innocent and should not be imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.
