Aaron Hernandez found guilty of first-degree murder

ctpatsfan77 · Apr 15, 2015

http://nesn.com/2015/04/aaron-hernandez-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-death-of-odin-lloyd/

neuronet · Apr 15, 2015

Wasn't following trial. Those that did, does this verdict surprise you?

slash83 · Apr 15, 2015

Pat the Pats Fan · Apr 15, 2015

WOW, no weapon, no witnesses....mostly circumstantial.....looks like he will appeal......IMHO he's guilty as h3ll but I really thought there was some reasonable doubt to murder 1. I have thought all along, he would never see the outside of a jail cell except to appear in court for the remainder of his life.

PatsWickedPissah · Apr 15, 2015

LOL at too many here who said he'd get off.
It was a rare slam dunk.
Too many folks watch too much TV. People are convicted on far less actual evidence than the mountain of evidence surrounding the serial killer.
Almost every conviction is based on "circumstantial" evidence, not witnesses.

ctpatsfan77 · Apr 15, 2015

neuronet said:
Wasn't following trial. Those that did, does this verdict surprise you?

I wasn't following it extraordinarily closely, but there was some doubt b/c the prosecution couldn't produce the murder weapon, and, given that there were three other people in the car—not merely Hernandez and Lloyd—it wasn't clear they could prove that it was Hernandez who pulled the trigger. [OTOH, given the law of Massachusetts, it's not entirely clear to me they had to prove it.]

bresna · Apr 15, 2015

Now we get to see how this affects the Patriots. Do they get any cap relief since they now don't owe him another cent?

PatsWickedPissah · Apr 15, 2015

ESPN will have a field day with "lawbreaking Patriot convicted".
Good time for NFL to announce the Deflategate findings?

ctpatsfan77 · Apr 15, 2015

Pat the Pats Fan said:
WOW, no weapon, no witnesses....mostly circumstantial.....looks like he will appeal......IMHO he's guilty as h3ll but I really thought there was some reasonable doubt to murder 1. I have thought all along, he would never see the outside of a jail cell except to appear in court for the remainder of his life.

Just for the record, in case anyone's wondering, here's how courts define "beyond a reasonable doubt" (stuff in brackets mine).

A reasonable doubt is an honest doubt of the defendant's guilt for which a reason exists based upon the nature and quality of the evidence. It is an actual doubt, not an imaginary doubt. It is a doubt that a reasonable person, acting in a matter of this importance, would be likely to entertain because of the evidence that was presented [by the defense] or because of the lack of convincing evidence [presented by the state].

ctpatsfan77 · Apr 15, 2015

bresna said:
Now we get to see how this affects the Patriots. Do they get any cap relief since they now don't owe him another cent?

Cap relief comes if they can recoup some of the signing bonus they paid; the big question is if he gets convicted of the other murders, because then he would have been in breach of his contract on the day he signed it.

Sciz · Apr 15, 2015

bresna said:
Now we get to see how this affects the Patriots. Do they get any cap relief since they now don't owe him another cent?

As far as I understand, the 2012 murder charges are much more relevant since that came before his contract extension.

karguy85 · Apr 15, 2015

PatsWickedPissah said:
ESPN will have a field day with "lawbreaking Patriot convicted".
Good time for NFL to announce the Deflategate findings?

"Patriot and Murderer Convicted"

BritPat · Apr 15, 2015

My sincerest condolences to the family of Odin Lloyd who was murdered in cold blood. May you find some peace with today's verdict.

AzorianPats · Apr 15, 2015

If i was AH, id just change my plea on the double homicide to guilty. Save whatever money he has left.

What a waste...

Rob0729 · Apr 15, 2015

So much for that snarky Rolling Stone article that claimed that there was no chance he would be convicted for murder and could be back in the NFL in three years.

Glad to see the jury could see that he was clearly guilty. I still don't get the defense only giving a handful of witnesses and going for this "Hernandez was too high on Angel Dust to kill Lloyd" defense from out of the blue.

captain insano · Apr 15, 2015

to bad theres no death penalty in ma because thats what he deserves.

PatsWickedPissah · Apr 15, 2015

"Rolling Stone article" Too funny!

New England Pride · Apr 15, 2015

Breaking news from Schefter: "According my sources at this time, it is being reported to me that Aaron Hernandez has signed a lifelong contract with the state penitentiary basketball team."

Soul_Survivor88 · Apr 15, 2015

Sad day for the Patriots and the NFL ..... but good day for justice and Odin Lloyd's family. Hope they get the cloture that they need

The Brandon Five · Apr 15, 2015

Almost makes me glad they didn't win SB 46 on a TD by that severely messed up dude.

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