Federal appeals court overturns Pedro Hernandez's conviction in the 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz due to incorrect jury instructions regarding the suspect's confessions.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz , needs to face a new trial or be released.

Appeals court orders new trial for man convicted of murder in 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York.

Vermont Superior Court Judge Kerry McDonald-Cady ruled to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning Moffitt can’t be tried on the same charges again. The decision has already been appealed.

With trial less than two weeks away, the question before the court was whether Sampson should be released due to an unexpected glitch that delayed the trial scheduled to begin Aug. 4.

The former bodega clerk convicted in the infamous 1979 disappearance and murder of little Etan Patz should be given a new trial — or set free, a federal appeals court ordered Monday in a shoc… ...

The appeals court found that the trial judge in 2017 gave "clearly wrong" and "manifestly prejudicial" instructions to the jury in response to a question about the suspect’s confessions to police.

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the former bodega clerk convicted in the 1979 disappearance and murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz should be given a new trial — or be ...