Jury Deliberates In murder Trial Of Ex-NFLer Aaron Hernandez
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The fate of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is now in the hands of a jury, which has begun its first full day of deliberations in his murder trial.
Hernandez is charged with the June 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, who was dating his fiancee's sister.
Twelve jurors returned to deliberate Wednesday after getting the case Tuesday afternoon.
Hernandez was brought into court for the brief hearing.
His lawyer acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that Hernandez was there when Lloyd was killed. But he described him as a 23-year-old kid who did not know what to do. He pinned the killing on two of Hernandez's friends.
Prosecutors say Hernandez planned the crime, drove Lloyd to a secluded area, killed him, and then tried to cover it up.
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