{"id":375,"date":"2014-11-28T07:11:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T07:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2014\/11\/judges-decision-in-etan-patz-c.html"},"modified":"2014-11-28T07:11:36","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T07:11:36","slug":"judges-decision-in-etan-patz-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/judges-decision-in-etan-patz-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge&#8217;s Decision in Etan Patz Case Highlights the Significance of False Confessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recent decision in New York has highlighted the role of false confessions in a case outcome. New York judge, Maxwell Wiley, has ruled a confession admissible despite the defendant&#8217;s low IQ and the lengthy duration of the interrogation process. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Confession<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pedro Hernandez, who was 19 at the time, was accused of luring and killing 6-year old Etan Patz in a New York City case that occurred 33 years ago. Patz was on his way to school bus stop when he was allegedly lured into the basement of a convenience store and choked to death; his body disposed of in the trash. 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