article_snippet.sent: The case remains open, and no one has been charged.
article_snippet.sent: In April 2014, Carlos Ortiz and Wallace were also charged in Lloyd's slaying.
article_snippet.sent: Ortiz and Wallace, too, pleaded not guilty.
article_snippet.sent: Prosecutors say Ortiz and Wallace were to be tried in a joint venture, a legal term that means it's not necessary to prove who pulled the trigger as long as there is evidence that each defendant actively participated in Lloyd's murder.
article_snippet.sent: As the trial for the death of Lloyd's neared, lawyers began arguing about evidence, including cell phones and text messages.
article_snippet.sent: Some rulings were victories for the defense.
article_snippet.sent: The jury wouldn't see the text Lloyd's sent to his sister, telling his sister his was with "Nfl.
article_snippet.sent: The judge ruled it hearsay and said the state hadn't proven Lloyd's believed his life was in danger.
article_snippet.sent: Jurors also didn't hear anything about what happened in Boston on July 16, 2012 -- the night two men were murdered outside a club where Hernandez had been.
article_snippet.sent: The judge agreed with defense lawyers that it's far too prejudicial and irrelevant to Lloyd's murder.
article_snippet.sent: Prosecutors: Bump, spilled drink led to double homicide .
article_snippet.sent: Investigators found evidence Investigators believe links Hernandez to the 2012 slayings while investigating the death of Lloyd.
article_snippet.sent: CNN's Laura Dolan, Kristi Ramsay and Michelle Rozsa contributed to this report.