US Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in 1979 Disappearance of Six Year Old Etan Patz

The Supreme Court has reinstated the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez for the 1979 kidnapping and death of Etan Patz.This 6-3 ruling effectively overturns a lower federal court decision that had previously vacated the conviction.The high court determined that federal judges should not interfere with state criminal trial evidence and jury findings.Prosecutors had warned that a third trial for the suspect would be impossible due to the many years that have passed.
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