Aaron Hernandez, the ex-New England Patriots star tight end who stands accused of orchestrating the murder of Odin Lloyd, and pulling the trigger in his shooting death, will be back in court again today at 9:00 a.m. Follow Day 20 of the court proceedings free here.
The prosecution put forth evidence yesterday of Hernandez’s fingerprints, along with those of his co-defendants Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, being inside the car believed to be used to drive Lloyd to the industrial park where he was shot to death. Some conclusions drawn by Massachusetts state trooper David Mackin worked in Hernandez’s favor regarding the prints, while others didn’t.
On the plus side for the defense, no prints were found on the .45 caliber shell casing that was recovered from the rented Nissan Altima Hernandez returned the day after Lloyd was shot. Prints were discovered on the inside handle of the driver’s side door, leading to the conclusion that Hernandez was driving the car that was used to take Lloyd to the place where he’d be killed.
One of Hernandez’s defense attorneys, James Sultan, began cross examination shortly before court adjourned for the day. Per Si.com, Sultan’s first move was to undermine Mackin’s credibility by pointing out that he is not certified by the International Association for Identification as a fingerprint examiner.
Other key moments of Day 19 included testimony from one of Hernandez’s housekeepers that he was “messing with” his home security camera in his basement.The maid testified that she personally saw him touching a camera on the ceiling while she cleaned a bathroom, although Hernandez’s defense claimed it would be impossible from her vantage point and even produced a layout of Hernandez’s basement to prove it.
Other evidence brought to light were text exchanges between Hernandez and Lloyd that seemed to chronicle plans to get together and use marijuana. It was also brought up that Lloyd didn’t use Hernandez’s real name in his phone book.
[SI.com]
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