GUILTY MA - Aaron Hernandez, New England Patriots player, charged with homicides #3

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: CW must prove beyond reasonable doubt individual possessed gun in vehicle

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: diff between actual possession and constructive possession [know location of object and be able to exercise control over it]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: CW not required to prove possession for any set length of time

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: presence and awareness alone is not enough for possession ... CW must prove item itself is a firearm

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: CW must prove Hernandez knew item he possessed was a firearm

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: CW not required to prove AH knew law required a license for legal possession

 

[Queen Bee]

Brian Fraga
@BfragaHN

Garsh: CW must prove #AaronHernandez carried a live firearm, capable of firing live rounds

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: CW must prove AH had gun outside his residence or place of business

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: this indictment does not pertain to alleged gun possession inside his residence

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: verdict slip for gun charge is NG or G

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: final charge unlawful possession of ammo, pertains to alleged poss of .22 caliber ammo in AH house on 6/22/13

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: CW must prove AH possessed item that met legal definition of ammunition

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: constructive possession means defendant knew where object was and had power to decide what is to be done with it

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: possession of object does not have to be for any set length of time, mere presence in same residence, knowledge of location not enuf

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: CW also has to prove AH knew he possessed ammo, does not have to prove that he knew he needed a FID card to possess ammo legally

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: verdict slip for ammo charge also reads not guilty or guilty

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: appoints juror in seat 5 as foreperson

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: foreperson responsible for making sure foreperson proceeds in orderly manner, fills out verdict slips speaking for whole jury
Apr. 7, 2015

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: juror number 5 will read verdicts out, now they will chose 3 alternates by lot [15 members on panel]

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: we dont have capacity to give you transcripts of the evidence

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: "it is probably not a good idea to take a straw vote" before start of deliberations

 

[Queen Bee]

susan candiotti cnn
@susancandiotti

#AaronHernandez Judge chooses foreperson; a white female. she smiles ever so slightly; alternates about 2 b chosen reducing 15 jurors to 12

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: if a question, she will call in lawyers, they will confer, get response back

 

[Queen Bee]

Travis Andersen
@TAGlobe

Garsh: pace of deliberations is up to jury, cant discuss deliberations even with court officers

 

[Queen Bee]

sidebar..........then reducing the jury..........here we go........:skip:

 

[Queen Bee]

reducing the jury now.........explained to the jury also might be a delay in sending back exhibits.....working on it.......

first draw....seat #2........second draw #4...........third draw #12............

three alternates will be kept separate from jurors in case a sub needed.....

swearing in court officers...they just took out the jurors...........

here we goooooooooooooooooo :skip:

time...........3:04 EST

 

[Queen Bee]

:rose: odin

justice is hopefully on the way

 

[SStarr33]

Liam Martin ‏@LiamWCVB 2m2 minutes ago

Jury is seven women and five men. One of the women is Hispanic. The remainder are white. #WCVB #AaronHernandez #HernandezTrial