Supreme Court Reinstates Etan Patz Conviction

The Supreme Court has reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s murder conviction in the 1979 Etan Patz case, reversing a federal appeals court decision by a 6-3 vote. The high court ruled the appeals court overstepped its authority, citing a 1996 law that limits federal interference in state criminal trials. Hernandez, who worked near where the six-year-old vanished and was convicted in a second trial after a mistrial, will continue serving his 25-to-life sentence. The case, revived decades later in 2012, reignited national attention to one of America’s most haunting missing-child tragedies. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e7b1f394cfd7380a