trying to shut him up about the boston double murder. all leading to a key question. does the boston case, along with the odin lloyd murder, suggest a dangerous pattern of behavior, driven by paranoia. being able to explain hernandez s behavior that night could help prosecutors at trial. eight months into the case, prosecutors bolster it by upgrading charges against the two men with hernandez, the night odin lloyd is killed. ernest wallace, and another man, carlos ortiz. how do you plead? not guilty. not guilty. this will be what s called a joint venture murder prosecution, where anyone who actively participates in the murder can be held guilty for the murder. that would mean hernandez could be convicted of murder even if prosecutors can t prove he fired the gun.
being able to explain hernandez s behavior that night could help prosecutors at trial. eight months into the case, prosecutors bolster it by upgrading charges against the two men with hernandez, the night odin lloyd is killed. ernest wallace, and another man, carlos ortiz. how do you plead? not guilty. not guilty. this will be what s called a joint venture murder prosecution, where anyone who actively participates in the murder can be held guilty for the murder. that would mean hernandez could be convicted of murder even if prosecutors can t prove he fired the gun. ahead, videotape, tire tracks, gun shells, but no gun. aaron hernandez s first murder trial begins.
his right eye because the football player felt disrespected during an argument over a cell phone. all leading to a key question. do those two violent acts suggest a dangerous pattern of behavior? being able to explain hernandez s behavior that night, could help prosecutors at trial. eight months into the case, prosecutors bolster it by upgrading charges against two men with hernandez the night odin lloyd is killed. ernest wall lease and carlos ortiz. this will be a joint venture murder prosecution where anyone who actively participates in the murder can be held guilty for the murder. that would mean hernandez could be convicted of murder
disrespected during an argument over a cell phone. all leading to a key question. do those two violent acts suggest a dangerous pattern of behavior? driven by paranoia? being able to explain hernandez s behavior that night, could help prosecutors at trial. eight months into the case, prosecutors bolster it by upgrading charges against two men with hernandez the night odin lloyd is killed. earnest wallace and carlos ortiz. this will be a joint venture murder prosecution where anyone who actively participates in the murder can be held guilty for the murder. that would mean hernandez could be convicted of murder even if prosecutors can t prove he fired the gun.
juries like motive, they want to know why someone did something, especially when they ve done something that s alleged to have been as heinous as this one. a motive, no matter how trivial, would make the state s case stronger. prosecutors have already bolstered the case by upgrading the charges against co-defendants ortiz and wallace to murder. how do you plead? not guilty. not guilty. charging of carlos ortiz and ernest wallace for murder really signals that this will be what s called a joint venture murder prosecution, where anyone who actively participates in the murder, can be held guilty for the murder. that would mean hernandez could be convicted of murder even if prosecutors can t prove he fired the gun. but none of this makes the case rock solid. it still has holes.