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Aaron Hernandez expected in court as murder trial nears

Aaron Hernandez expected in court as murder trial nears | iNFOnews.ca
In this Dec. 20, 2016, file photo, Former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez appears during a hearing at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Hernandez is due in court Thursday, Jan. 19, when a judge is expected to hear arguments on defense motions. Hernandez’s murder trial is scheduled to begin next month. (Angela Rowlings/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)

BOSTON – Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez is expected in a Boston courtroom for a pretrial hearing in his upcoming double murder trial.

Hernandez is accused of killing two men he encountered at a Boston nightclub in 2012. Prosecutors say the former New England Patriots tight end followed the men and opened fire on their car at a stop light after one of them accidentally bumped into Hernandez and spilled his drink.

Hernandez is due in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday, when a judge is expected to hear arguments on defence motions. Hernandez’s trial is scheduled to begin next month.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty. He’s already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd.

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