Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Etan Patz Case

The Supreme Court has reinstated the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez for the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz. In a 6-3 decision, the justices agreed with New York prosecutors that federal courts should not second-guess state court criminal trials under a 1996 federal law. This ruling reinforces limitations on federal judicial oversight of state criminal proceedings.