US court orders new trial for man convicted of killing Etan Patz

The American Court of Appeal ruled that a six -year -old boy in New York City must receive a new trial, or be released.

The disappearance of Eitan Patz shook his way to the school bus station in Manhattan, the city, and became one of the most prominent cases of missing children in the United States.

Pedro Hernandez, the store’s store, was killed in 2017 after a first trial in 2015 in a hanging jury. He admitted to attracting Pats to cellar and attacked him.

In his appeal, Hernandez argued that the jury had received inappropriate instructions that violate the precedent of the US Supreme Court and expel his rule.

The Court of Appeal in the second circle wrote in its decision: “We conclude that the state trial court contradicts the clear federal law and that this error was not harmful.”

A spokesman for the Manhattan County Lawyer’s office said he was reviewing the decision.

The case was chasing investigators for decades after the boy disappeared from the Soho neighborhood in Manhattan, and he was never found.

The campaign of a missing person was distinguished by the boy’s face on milk carton and stickers throughout the United States. A comprehensive investigation at the FBI has equalized, and has caused a new awareness about missing children.

In 2012, the authorities, Hernandez, who told them that he attracted Patz to a cellar with a drink or soda before strangling the young boy.

However, the Court of Appeal wrote in its decision that Hernandez “has a documented history of mental illnesses and has a low intelligence (IQ)” and “he initially recognized nearly seven hours of unjustified interrogation by three police officers.”

After he confessed to the police, Hernandez read his rights in Miranda – a constitutional dedicated warning about self -criminalization – and recorded a video recognition. He did this again for a federal public prosecutor.

Prosecutors have relied heavily on video confessions during the second trial of Hernandez.

The Court of Appeal decision to request a new trial depends on the instructions received by the jury for the year 2017 on these confessions during the circulation of Hernandez’s fate.

On one of the notes, the jury asked the judge to explain whether they should ignore his subsequent confessions if they found the first one “he was not voluntary.”

The state judge replied: “The answer is, no.”

The jury eventually condemned Hernandez by killing and kidnapping a felony, but she acquitted him on charges of intended killing.

In his appeal, Hernandez argued that these instructions were inconsistent with the legal precedents and that they were fairly envied the jury.

The minimum courts refused to present it, but the Federal Appeal Court eventually climbed with it on Monday’s decision.

Hernandez Harvey Vixin’s lawyer issued a statement saying: “We are grateful because the court has now gave Pedro an opportunity to restore his life, and I invite the Manhattan County Lawyer’s office to drop these misleading charges and focus their efforts as they belong to those responsible for the disappearance of Eitan Pits.”