D.A. Who Led Etan Patz Case Says Conviction Reversal Came as a Shock
Cyrus Vance prosecuted Pedro Hernandez twice. An appeals court overturned the conviction, ruling that the trial judge should not have let jurors consider an improper confession. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
Topics: confession, improper, consider, jurors, should, judge, trial, ruling, conviction, overturned, court, appeals, twice, Hernandez, Pedro, prosecuted, Vance, Cyrus, Shock, Reversal, Conviction
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyregion/etan-patz-cyrus-vance-reaction.html