Nearly three months after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Odin Lloyd, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's appeal to get the verdict overturned was thrown out Wednesday.
According to John R. Ellement of the Boston Globe, Bristol Superior Court Judge E. Susan Garsh wrote in a ruling that the jury properly convicted Hernandez of murder:
The court finds that a rational jury could find that the Commonwealth proved every essential element of the crimes. ... The jury's verdict that the defendant is guilty of murder in the first degree committed with extreme atrocity or cruelty and that he is guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm is supported by the evidence.