Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz . . . WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict The three liberal justices dissented
Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in Etan Patz Murder Case The U S Supreme Court reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s 2017 murder and kidnapping conviction Monday in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, reversing a federal appeals court ruling that had ordered New York to retry or release him In an unsigned decision, the justices ruled six to three that the U S Court