Aaron Hernandez Trial Continues As Evidence Gets Tossed

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A trial is in its third day in Massachusetts where attorneys for former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez are looking to throw out as much evidence as they can get judge Susan Garsh to dispose of before any kind of a trial can commence in earnest.

Judge Garsh did throw out evidence found at a so-called "flophouse" that Hernandez rented. That evidence included ammunition that the prosecution feels may have been related to the murder of Hernandez acquaintance Odin Lloyd. A cell phone and a home survelliance system that were also gathered by Massachusetts police are still in evidence and were not disqualified.

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The trial continues Friday.

Prosecutors Think They Can Prove Hernandez's Fiancee/Girlfriend Lied

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The prosecution in the Aaron Hernandez case feel they can prove that Hernandez's current fiancee/girlfriend has lied to investigators close to a dozen times to the grand jury in charge of the case.

Shayanna Jenkins could face up to 20 years in prison if found to have lied.

The defense team also said publicly that they would not object to pushing back the trial...

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Aaron Hernandez Double Murder Case Has Trial Date

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A judge has tentatively scheduled the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial to begin in May of 2015. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the drive-by killing of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado after they met at a suburban Boston nightclub.

The thoughts are that Odin Lloyd may have said "too much" about the dealings of Hernandez to Abreu and Furtado and that the duo rubbed Hernandez the wrong way outside of any conversation Lloyd may have had in the club with them.

Hernandez waited until the two left the nightclub and is to alleged to have shot and killed them the same evening.

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Hernandez's lawyers also asked Judge Jeffrey Locke to issue a gag order in the case- feeling that Hernandez won't get a fair trial because of the amount of media coverage he has already received in the Lloyd murder case.

Naturally, prosecutors objected and Judge Locke hasn't given a ruling as of yet.

Hernandez Defense Attorneys Claim Authorities Leaking To Media

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The defense attorneys for Aaron Hernandez are claiming that local authorities are leaking information to the local media and that may prevent their client from receiving a fair trial in the state of Massachusetts...

They reference the handing of a subpoena to Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey where "local authorities" were listed as sources in the case. They claim it was a violation of the gag order issued by the judge in the case...

The prosecution, of course, denies this...

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The next pre-trial hearing is set for early February...

Aaron Hernandez Returns To Court

The long and winding road preceding the eventual trial of former New England Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez continued Wednesday afternoon with a pre-trial hearing.

For those who don't know: A pre-trial hearing is essentially where the judge  (in this case Judge Susan Garsh) reads the list of charges and potential sentences for said charges.

She then asks if the defendant understands said charges (all of them).

The process essentially is to make sure everyone is on the same page and ready to move forward towards an eventual trial date.

Here are the new things that came out of today's hearing:

1) Mr. Hernandez's attorney's asked for a recusal of Judge Garsh. This was apparently not unexpected. According to an article in Pro Football Talk, the parties have a bit of a rocky history. And the move does not come without risk

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The motion to recuse (change judges), will be heard on October 21st.

2) A date was set for discovery. What that means is both the prosecution and defense have to share the evidence collected to that point. It's a procedural matter.

That hearing will take place in December.

In summary: This was a procedural hearing. Nothing earth shaking here other than the issue with the judge. It may be a move to buy time, it may be a move to set up a potential appeal. We won't know until we get to trial.

Don't expect said trial to happen until Spring of next year. At the earliest.

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