Judge Vacates Aaron Hernandez's Murder Conviction
The legal doctrine behind today's ruling is known as abatement ab initio ("from the beginning"), the same concept that cleared Ken Lay's criminal record back in 2006.
by Bill Chappell
May 09, 2017
1 minute
A Massachusetts judge has thrown out the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez, because the former NFL star died in prison before his appeal could be heard. The
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