Aaron Hernandez Back In Court: Judge Expected To Set Boston Double Murder Trial Date Tuesday

Aaron Hernandez is serving a life sentence in a Massachusetts jail for the murder of Odin Lloyd, but he will soon be back in court for another murder trial.

The former New England Patriots TE, who is accused of killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in 2012, is scheduled to appear in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston on Tuesday, January 19, for a pre-trial hearing, with NESN reporting that a trial date will be set that day.

NYDailyNews: Aaron Hernandez has blood on his hands and Bloods on his neck after latest gang tattoo … pic.twitter.com/I9g3KaFrLo

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Last month, Hernandez appeared in court after a request was made by both his attorneys and prosecutors to delay the trial. Originally slated to start on January 19, both sides had appeals pending related to admissibility of evidence in the case. The delay also halted jury selection that was scheduled to start this month.

The Hartford Courant reports that the evidence is said to be a cell phone that that Hernandez turned over to the lawyers who previously represented him in the Odin Lloyd and Boston double murder cases. The former NFL player’s legal team wants the evidence thrown out, but prosecutors think it’s a vital piece of evidence for the upcoming murder trial.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and will stand trial for allegedly gunning down de Abreu and Furtado outside the Cure Lounge, a Boston nightclub. According to Fox News, the 2012 shooting reportedly happen after one of the men didn’t apologize after accidentally spilled a drink on Hernandez inside the club.

Prosecutors claim that Aaron followed them in his car after leaving the club and “opened fire” on the car, killing both men and injuring a third passenger. The incident happened at approximately 2 a.m. when Abreu and Furtado were stopped at a red light near the club.

According to CBS, Hernandez reportedly pulled up next to the men and “shot at them” with a.38 caliber revolver. He then yelled, “Yo, what’s up now?” before yelling a racial slur at the men and left the scene.

In a court hearing last year, Massachusetts district attorney Daniel Conley stated that “Mr. Abreu and Mr. Furtado were ambushed and executed” as they drove home and Aaron Hernandez was “the shooter, and the person responsible for taking the lives of the two victims.”

Aaron Hernandez recently got a tattoo referring to the “Bloods” gang. pic.twitter.com/8sDq1TILLG

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On April 13, a jury Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder in the June, 2013, murder of Odin Lloyd. Sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by Judge E. Susan Garsh, he spent the first eight days of his sentence at MCI Cedar-Junction in Walpole, Massachusetts.

According to previous report from the Inquisitr, Hernandez was moved to his permanent home at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, on April 22.

During the last nine months, the former Patriots star has been placed in solitary confinement twice. CNN reports that one month after he arrived at the facility, he was placed in segregation after he acted as a lookout for an inmate who went into a cell to brawl with another inmate.

In December, WHDH-7 reported that guards found the “prison-made knife” in Hernandez’s cell and he was placed in solitary for an undetermined amount of time.

Inmates at Souza-Baranowski who are sent to solitary confinement can be held there for up to 15 days for fighting with other inmates, but other offenses can land them in segregation for a longer period of time. The Boston Globe reports that prisoners held in solitary spend 23 hours per day in their jail cell, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They are only allowed to leave their cell for one hour per day to shower or exercise.