I wonder why they didn't try it as a joint venture.
IMO, there was enough evidence. However, it would take a jury using their common sense, connecting the dots and drawing inferences from the evidence presented. Even though all of this is stated in the jury instructions, it seems juries are afraid to do that these days. It seems all murderers have to do is hide the body until it's bare bones to get away with their crimes or have their attorneys point the finger at any eyewitnesses. That in itself is reasonable doubt.
Because
1) Forensic evidence isn't enough.
2) Eyewitness testimony isn't enough.
3) Some juries won't even take circumstantial evidence seriously. They think it's ruling on emotion to judge someone's behavior, even when it demonstrates consciousness of guilt.
4) In a couple of completely crazy cases, video evidence isn't enough. Their attorneys just have to stand up and claim the cops are dishonest and shady and for some unspecified reason, trying to frame the accused, or claim there was more to the video and that was cut out (although they present no evidence of this missing footage or the missing footage itself.) BOOM. Jury says "reasonable doubt."
So what's left? Lets just fling the prison doors wide open and let everyone out. Everyone in there was just misunderstood and unfairly maligned and there isn't enough evidence in this world to convict them.
I'm not just talking about this case. This one was just one in a long line of frustrations. So I'm somewhat relieved that Hernandez gave himself the death penalty and that Odin Lloyd appeal will never ever see the light of day.
