Manhattan DA’s office to petition Supreme Court to restore conviction in Etan Patz murder case after appeals court overturned verdict

Source: New York Post

Big Apple prosecutors will petition the Supreme Court to restore a murder conviction for the former bodega clerk found guilty in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz — after a federal appeals court shockingly overturned the verdict in July. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office asked the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals to hold off on enforcing its decision to overturn the verdict in the case of Pedro Hernandez, according to a court filing Sunday obtained by The Post. 4 Big Apple prosecutors will petition the U.