Aaron Hernandez's Lawyers File Appeal of Murder Conviction in Odin Lloyd Case

Lawyers for former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez filed an appeal of his first-degree murder conviction Tuesday.    

According to documents obtained by Brian Fraga of the Herald News (via the MetroWest Daily News), Hernandez's lawyers say "no rational jury" would have convicted him of the murder of former semipro football player Odin Lloyd. 

An appeal was automatically filed following Hernandez's conviction in accordance with Massachusetts law, but these documents offer insight into how his representation will attempt to win the case.

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The filing claims jurors used “improper speculation, conjecture and guesswork” to convict Hernandez, a former Pro Bowler who was arrested for Lloyd's murder in 2013. He was convicted on April 15 on murder and weapons charges, the former of which carries an automatic life sentence.

The defense is asking for not guilty verdicts on each.

Earlier this week, prosecutors in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, charged Hernandez with intimidating a state witness related to a double-murder charge he currently faces in Boston, per the Associated Press. Hernandez is alleged to have shot former friend Alexander Bradley in the face in February 2013. 

According to Fraga, there is a 30-day window in which the prosecution has to respond to Thursday's motion.

The date for Hernandez's double-murder trial is still pending as he fights the Lloyd conviction.

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