VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2025-07-21
“We conclude that the state trial court contradicted clearly established federal law and that this error was not harmless,”
2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals · said 2025-07-21 · reported 2025-07-21
A federal appeals court panel ruled to overturn the conviction of Pedro Hernandez in the 1979 murder of Etan Patz.
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