Since Aaron Hernandez hadn’t exhausted all of his appeals at the time of his alleged suicide his original murder conviction could be overturned.
It is an old law, probably one they should change, but the judge followed the rules and vacated the conviction.
What is more interesting is what he said about the suicide.
Garsh rejected the argument that Hernandez had forfeited his right to appeal by taking his own life, saying no one can ever know for sure why Hernandez killed himself.
Following Garsh’s ruling, Thompson told reporters he still has doubts about whether Hernandez did kill himself. He also raised a question about the official manner of death during Tuesday’s court hearing.
Thompson said he had recent correspondence from Hernandez in which he said he was interested in pursuing an appeal. The attorney also said because Hernandez died in prison, it will be difficult to definitively determine how he died.
The DA will appeal, but while that is happening it is possible that Hernandez’s lawyers will go after the money he was guaranteed by the Patriots.
Flip the page for the alleged suicide note he left to his fiancee…