Justice denies request to restore Aaron Hernandez conviction

BOSTON — A justice on Massachusetts‘ highest court has denied prosecutors’ request to reinstate the murder conviction of former New England Patriots player and Bristol-native Aaron Hernandez. The conviction in the 2013 fatal shooting of Odin Lloyd was voided by a Superior Court judge in May because Hernandez killed himself in prison. Under Massachusetts legal principle, courts typically erase the convictions of defendants who die before their direct appeals can be heard. Bristo