A Massachusetts judge has erased a 2013 murder conviction against former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, ruling that case law has long established that defendants who die before their appeals are heard should have their convictions vacated.
Massachusetts Superior Court Associate Justice Susan Garsh on Wednesday sentenced former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2013 murder of an acquaintance.
Hernandez's cousin, Tanya Singleton, also was indicted on a criminal contempt charge after prosecutors say she refused to testify before the grand jury hearing evidence in the case, even after they offered her immunity. Her attorney has agreed she be held without bail. Hernandez is also connecte...
Friday’s verdict is a decisive victory for Hernandez’s legal team, led by Harvard Law School Professor Ronald Sullivan and prominent criminal defense attorney Jose Baez (who successfully represented Casey Anthony as well). The two attorneys took a case that many thought faced long odds and won...
where he was shot to death.NFL tight-end Aaron Hernandez7 photosProsecutors haven't said who pulled the trigger, but said Hernandez orchestrated the killing. Ortiz and Wallace have pleaded not guilty to murder charges and will be tried separately. The murder weapon, which investigators believe ...
A criminal mind? A damaged brain? Narratives of criminality and culpability in the celebrated case of Aaron Hernandez:doi:10.1177/1741659019879888Kathryn HenneMatt VentrescaSAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, England
The Da claims that Aaron’s baby mama, Shayanna Jenkins, helped them build their case and bring charges against him in connection with the death of Odin Lloyd, according to a new report.Aaron Hernandez’s girlfriend, and possible fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins reportedly helped the Da bring charge...
Hernandez would eventually hire two Bristol buddies with criminal records as assistants, one of them a drug dealer who supplied him with pot. “I think this story turns out a lot differently if he’s, say, in Seattle or San Francisco or someplace just out of reach of Bristol, Conn.,” ...
Aaron Hernandez's conviction was voided after the former New England Patriots player killed himself in prison Jun 23, 2017 Hernandez case renews push to change Mass. legal tradition On Monday, lawmakers will hear testimony on a bill that would keep intact criminal convictions of people who die ...
Singleton has since been indicted for criminal contempt of court stemming from her refusal to testify before the grand jury investigating the double murder. In January, theHartford Courantreported that a search warrant indicated that surveillance video showed Hernandez and a man named Alexander Bradley...