martha: we are back. fall river massachusetts, is the scene where you see aaron hernandez standing there somewhat nervously you imagine. he is about to hear the verdict in the case where he is charged with possible first-degree murder possible second-degree murder. there is also the unlawful possession of a firearm charge which he is also has leveled at him. this is from the 2013 murder of odin lloyd. we ll listen to the judge a moment. we ll try to figure out how the. what say you, madam foreperson, is the deft guilty not guilty, guilty of murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree. guilty of murder if the first agree. madam foreperson, which theory or theories deliberate premeditation and other extreme
convincing that jury that this is the just and true verdict. they have two more murder trials. he has a lot more criminal trial activity still coming that will probably try him on those cases as well. in case something happens with this case. massachusetts as we just heard the judge say is one of the few states that permits inquiry into the deliberations in the jury room. all they have to do is find one juror saying i didn t really go along with it. i went along with it because i wanted to get the heck out of there, serious appealable issue. because of that, possibility this could be undone they will try him for the other crimes as well. martha: i believe the woman in the blue dress is odin lloyd s mother. interesting dramatic situation here because you have sisters who have been sitting on opposite sides of the courtroom. one of the sisters was dating odin lloyd because aaron hernandez, you see sitting there, shrunk into this seat after getting this news which appeared to him quite a
martha: take you pack live to fall river massachusetts, where moments ago, aaron hernandez, former tight end for the new england patriots was found guilty of murder one. he will be convicted to a life sentence. we expect that to happen in a few moments. the judge will announce the sentence shortly. during this period we understand aaron hernandez can speak out on his own behalf. they re waiting for family members to arrive in the courtroom as well. they may be speaking out as well. the question of whether or not he will appeal continues to hang in this story as well. we have our legal panel back with us here. bill: lis wiehl, the judge artie aidala. twitter, i don t how it can be first degree with no weapon, no eyewitness, no confession and no videotape? the essence of first degree is planning and quality. it is not the quality of evidence. it es behavior that preceded the murder. this is proof of an
not, in the closing argument they admitted he was there but he didn t do anything about it? and massachusetts, as you know is a joint venture state which means once you join in a venture, not a business venture have intent even if you re not trigger, you re guilty of murder. as judge napolitano could tell you he tried hundreds of cases, you can t lose credibility with the jury. as an advocate, once you lose credibility you lose the jury. what you do, you admit what you can t deny. so you have to admit he was there. his dna is on marijuana cigarette next to the body. but you deny what you can t admit. you can t admit he pulled trigger. he was there, he reacted totally wrong. should have picked up phone, called 911 administered cpr but you can t sentence him to life for this. admitted at end looked like concession rather than admission. martha: that says a couple of things to me. that is, that they were concerned at that point, and that they were pushing for second-degree murder perh
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