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[Captain Zyrain]

Wow.

http://ktla.com/2017/04/14/former-n...andez-found-not-guilty-in-2012-double-murder/

Hernandez was found guilty of just one count: illegal possession of a firearm.

I think the OP or title needs to make clear this isn't the previous murder which he was convicted for. That was the no-doubter and he git a life sentence.

Agreed! This is the 2nd case, he's still, I guess, fighting against the first conviction.

Hernandez's promising football career as a tight end with the New England Patriots fell apart in June 2013 when he was arrested in the murder of Odin Lloyd, the boyfriend of his fiancée's sister. Hernandez was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, though he has appealed for a new trial in that case.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Wow indeed. My understanding of this was that it was an open and shut case.

 

[Flying Toaster]

I am confused.

 

[Big-E]

Holy shit. He was dead to rights. That lawyer earning all the money now.

 

[zewone]

Holy shit!

Pats knocking on his door now.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Kraft had Putin have Trump make a call.

 

[KHarvey16]

Don't confuse this with the other murder he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for.

 

[msdstc]

Edit- what's with the double posts.

 

[captive]

Holy shit!

Pats knocking on his door now.

he was already found guilty of another murder, IIRC.

 

[ISWThunder]

He is already serving a life sentence without parole for a different murder. Which is a little odd because that murder was supposedly to cover up these murders.

 

[Shalashaska]

Wow indeed. My understanding of this was that it was an open and shut case.

Not at all really. It completely depended on the credibility of Alexander Bradley as there was minimal physical evidence available.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Holy shit!

Pats knocking on his door now.

Sure. Except for that pesky 1st degree murder conviction he's already serving for Odin Lloyd.

Maybe Rae Carruth instead?

 

[Alex Anderson]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

 

[Couleurs]

Holy shit!

Pats knocking on his door now.

He still has a life sentence for another murder conviction, so that might be tricky

 

[Azerth]

So guilty for the coverup muder but not guilty for the double muder

 

[zewone]

That's crazy, he'll be in the Super Bowl next year.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Still guilty on the Lloyd murder though and its going to be very tough to win an appeal

 

[Arcteryx]

Dude's still got a life sentence. *shrug*

 

[cdyhybrid]

Sure. Except for that pesky 1st degree murder conviction he's already serving for Odin Lloyd.

Maybe Rae Carruth instead?

He still has a life sentence for another murder conviction, so that might be tricky

One little murder doesn't move the needle for the Pats.

 

[Kadin]

AP reporting on this as well.

The jury found Hernandez not guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. It convicted him of a single charge: unlawful possession of gun. The judge sentenced him to an additional four to five years in prison, separate from his existing life sentence, for that conviction.

 

[arts&crafts]

That's crazy, he'll be in the Super Bowl next year.

He is still in jail for life if I am not mistaken. This is a separate case for separate murders.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Damn. Good that he got life for the other murder so this didn't end up like OJ, but still....damn.

 

[Future PhaZe]

So guilty for the coverup muder but not guilty for the double muder

He's got to be kicking himself now

 

[Amagon]

Calling bullshit

 

[Hickbilly Deluxe]

Hell still be in prison for years to come, and his appeal will probably fail anyways.

 

[Realyst]

Wha...how???

Edit: Oh, already serving life.

 

[KHarvey16]

I think the OP or title needs to make clear this isn't the previous murder which he was convicted for. That was the no-doubter and he git a life sentence.

 

[SliceSabre]

Pretty surprised this was the end result since he's already put away for the other murder.

 

[LionPride]

How

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

He'll get a job over Kaper. Bet on it.

 

[msdstc]

How

The evidence for 1st degree was flimsy at best.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

I think the OP or title needs to make clear this isn't the previous murder which he was convicted for. That was the no-doubter and he git a life sentence.

Yes, indeed! Edited. I didn't realize it was as confusing as it was.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

jesus christ- i was convinced he was done.

 

[Ron Mexico]

He'll get a job over Kaper. Bet on it.

An NFL job? I'm in. How much?

 

[Kadin]

The tattoo says it all...

 

[KHarvey16]

jesus christ- i was convinced he was done.

He is done.

 

[Ricky_R]

This was for the double murder before the one he was convicted for. Calm down folks!

Dude is in for the long run.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

jesus christ- i was convinced he was done.

Uh he is done...

 

[WedgeX]

 

[hydruxo]

jesus christ- i was convinced he was done.

He is done, he's still got life in prison for the other murder.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

He is done.

Uh he is done...

i meant long term prison

He is done, he's still got life in prison for the other murder.

ohhhh ok.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

i meant long term prison

Yes. He is done.

 

[msdstc]

Casey Anthony's lawyer wins again

 

[Lonestar]

Did he not even get charged for shooting that other guy in the head, causing him to lose an eye?

I mean, sure, that guy's credibility is apparently why they voted Not Guilty, but nothing on that?

 

[tim.mbp]

Wasn't Lloyd killed to cover up this murder?