Aaron Herndandez Trial

     The general argument made by author David Linton in the article "Prosecutors: Hernandez 'orchestrated' murder, cover up; defense says ex-NFL star unfairly accused" is that Aaron Hernandez either is guilty of killing Odin Lloyd, or was falsely accused because of his fame. There is a lot of solid evidence that Aaron is the killer of Lloyd, but there could be a possibility that everything is made up. "But Boston defense lawyer Michael Fee fired back. He said police and prosecutors targeted Hernandez because of his celebrity status as a multi-million dollar football player, despite evidence that should have led investigators 'in another direction.'" In this passage, Linton is suggesting that the case could end up in Hernandez's favor. Aaron does have an equal chance of being claimed innocent as he does being claimed guilty. In conclusion, Linton's belief is that Aaron Hernandez has a good chance of being innocent with the help of his lawyer Michael Fee.

      In my view, Linton is wrong because the prosecutor has gathered up much more organized and solid evidence that Hernandez is guilty. More specifically, I believe that Hernandez and his lawyer do not have that great of evidence to support their side of the case. I think that the prosecutor has much more useful evidence. For example, Linton states that the prosecutors have footage of Hernandez showing up with a .45-caliber  handgun. This gun is the same kind of weapon used to kill Lloyd on the night of  the murder. That piece of evidence is very important, and helps the prosecutors vastly with the trial. Although Linton might object that Hernandez did not kill Odin Lloyd, I maintain that based on the prosecutors evidence, they have a solid case against Hernandez. Therefore, I conclude that Aaron Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd and will not win the trial.