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Pedro Hernandez's 2017 conviction for Etan Patz's 1979 disappearance was overturned; his lawyers seek release unless prosecutors retry him within months.
Lawyers for Pedro Hernandez, convicted in 2017 for the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, asked a Manhattan federal judge to set a release date unless prosecutors decide to retry him within a reasonable time.
The 2nd U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction in July, ruling the jury should have received a more complete explanation of its options, including disregarding confessions.
Hernandez, now 64, has served 13 years of a 25-to-life sentence after a prior hung jury.
His defense claims he confessed falsely due to mental illness.
Prosecutors say they won’t decide on a retrial for up to three months, citing lost witnesses and time.
Judge Colleen McMahon doubts the Supreme Court will take the case.
Etan Patz’s disappearance helped spark national child safety awareness and the use of milk carton photos for missing children.
La condena de Pedro Hernández en 2017 por la desaparición de Etan Patz en 1979 fue revocada; sus abogados buscan la liberación a menos que los fiscales lo vuelvan a juzgar dentro de unos meses.