Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez hired Jose Baez as part of his legal team ahead of his double-murder trial.
ESPN's Michele Steele provided a statement from Baez:
Breaking : Aaron Hernandez ditches original defense team, hires new attorneys, including Casey Anthony's lawyer pic.twitter.com/4qoUPiBPWE
— Michele Steele (@ESPNMichele) June 8, 2016
Baez once represented Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty in 2011 in the death of her two-year-old daughter.
In April 2015, a Massachusetts jury found Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder following the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd.