By Meredith Gorman
A judge decided on Tuesday to delay the double murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez from December 1 to January 19, 2016.
Judge Jeffrey Locke pushed the trial date back while prosecutors continue to seek evidence held by a third party law firm that once represented Hernandez. Neither party would disclose what the evidence is.
The judge closed Tuesday’s hearing to the public, declaring that information discussed could compromise Hernandez’s Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty
to killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in July 2012 after a chance encounter at a Boston nightclub.
