Former Patriot Aaron Hernandez denied bail in murder case
Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriot charged with murder, was denied bail Thursday during an appearance in Massachusetts
Superior Court.
Judge Renee Dupuis said she was not comfortable with releasing Hernandez to house arrest or with a wrist bracelet after listening to evidence presented from the assistant district attorney accusing Hernandez of sending a text message to two unidentified friends a day before the murder and asking them to hurry to Massachusetts from Connecticut.
Jamie Sultan, one of Hernandez's lawyers, argued that his client is not a flight risk because he has deep ties to the community. His celebrity status, even if he wanted to flee, would make any attempt to do so virtually impossible, Sultan said. He noted that Hernandez has no
criminal history and lives with his fiancée and their eight-month-old daughter.
The judge noted that it is rare to see a person charged with first degree murder released on bail. Sultan called his client an "unusual defendant."
"He shouldn't get special treatment because he's a celebrity," Sultan said. "The facts that support bail and his particular case happens to be unusual."
Dupuis disagreed and said often murder defendants have ties to the community.
"I think the commonwealth has presented a case that's circumstantial, to be sure, but very, very strong," Dupuis said.
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