Aaron Hernandez's Murder Conviction Thrown out by Judge After Former TE's Death

Judge E. Susan Garsh threw out the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez in the Odin L. Lloyd case and dismissed any charges against him Tuesday, according toMaria CramerandJohn R. Ellementof the Boston Globe. Garsh noted that she had no choice due to aMassachusetts law calledabatement ab initio, which says that if a defendant dies after being convicted of a crime but before the appeal process is completed, the conviction will be vacated, per Patrick Johnson of MassLive.com. The prosecution had a...