it worked. bill: we had a chance here to watch a judge literally in action susan garsh. what was your impression sitting and listening to her? i thought she was thorough fair and understanding. she has a job to make sure that the state has a fair chance to present its case. that the defendant is fairly treated. that the defendant is not punished unless and until the evidence is sufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. she was extremely patient and extremely fair. indeed that was her reputation before this trial. bill: thank you judge andrew napolitano in the studio with us here. took a week of deliberations seven women five men. verdict on first-degree murder is guilty. aaron hernandez will spend life in prison without parole. madam foreperson on indictment 2013-983-a, charging the defendant aaron hernandez with murder, what say you madam
bill: judge susan garsh very thorough at the end. you re watching the downfall of a man that had so much going for him. aaron hernandez guilty of first-degree murder, clearly the most serious of three charges he was facing. mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole, pending appeal. hernandez a star tight end for the new england patriots in the murder of his friend odin lloyd shocked the league and shocked the country frankly. but this prosecution put a man on trial with no murder weapon and no eyewitness. what they relied on cell phone pinging sound what they relied on was in-home surveillance video and a marijuana joint found near the murder scene that the prosecution says contained the dna of lloyd and hernandez on it. laura ingle, the reporter here in new york been watching the trial from the very beginning. laura, good morning.