The Aaron Hernandez case has been back in the news lately and after the gag order was upheld in the murder case, Hernandez has been getting ready for his next day in court and while he has been visited by girlfriend Shayanna Jenkins and his baby daughter Avielle Janelle, lawyers on both sides are still working towards setting an actual trial date as the one-year anniversary of the murder of Odin Lloyd gets closer.
ESPN.com reported that a state Supreme Judicial Court justice kept the gag order in place in the case for both sides and this came after the prosecution had challenged it at an earlier court date. Hernandez will be back in court next month and after the gag order was reviewed, Justice Fernande Duffly stated that the prosecution did not show evidence about how the gag order interferes with their case and now they should speak with Bristol Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh when issues come up, as she was the one who put the gag order in place.
Hernandez has been locked up since last June and that came after the murder of Odin Lloyd, an associate that Hernandez was with the night he was murdered. Hernandez is accused of first degree murder in the case and while no murder weapon has yet been found, he is facing life in prison and the trial date could be set for later this year. The one-year anniversary of the murder and his arrest is coming soon and the form New England Patriots star has tried to keep his head down, although he had an altercation with another inmate last month while locked up in jail, although that inmate did not want to press charges.
The gag order was put into place to keep either side from leaking information about the case and now things are starting to move to the next court date. Hernandez knew Lloyd through his fiance's sister and his girlfriend Shayanna Jenkins has visited him while he is in jail and she has brought their daughter with them and this comes as she is facing perjury charges in the murder case. The gag order was put in place to help with law enforcement sources and the defense argued that those types of leaks hurt three client, as they are presented in ways that make it seem as if he is already guilty before a trial has been had.
Hernandez is never far from the NFL conversation, as DeSean Jackson was released amid a report he was connected to gang members. Many in the media cited the Aaron Hernandez case and those issues as one reason why the Eagles cut him loose.
