BOSTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who was found guilty last year of killing an acquaintance, has hired new lawyers, including the man who successfully defended a Florida woman accused of murdering her daughter, to represent him in his upcoming double-murder trial.
Florida lawyer Jose Baez, known for successfully defending Casey Anthony in her high-profile 2011 trial, and Harvard Law School Professor Ronald Sullivan will represent the former National Football League player when he faces charges of shooting dead two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012.
Hernandez, 26, was a star tight end with a $41 million contract when he was arrested in June 2013 and charged with murdering Odin Lloyd at an industrial park near his suburban Boston home.