article_snippet.sent: Former New England Patriots star and newly convicted killer Hernandez is facing a second murder trial in a 2012 drive-by shooting that left two men dead and a third wounded.
article_snippet.sent: A jury panel in Fall River, Massachusetts, spent 36 hours spread over seven days deliberating Hernandez’s fate before returning a guilty verdict.
article_snippet.sent: : Hernandez is accused of killing Daniel Abreu (left), 29, and
article_snippet.sent: Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, pictured at Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez sentencing at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Wednesday, is facing a second trial in a 2012 deadly drive-by shooting .
article_snippet.sent: But the former Patriots tight-end will back in front of a judge later this year, this time in Boston, to face murder charges in the killings of Daniel Abreu, 29, and Safirdo Furtado, 28.
article_snippet.sent: In May 2014, Hernandez was indicted for the killings of Daniel Abreu, 29, and Safirdo Furtado, 28.
article_snippet.sent: Hernandez pleaded not guilty.
article_snippet.sent: The Boston case against Hernandez is considered to be stronger than the one that had just wrapped up in Fall River because prosecutors have the suspected murder weapon in the drive-by shooting and eyewitness accounts to rely upon, according to Fox Sports.
article_snippet.sent: In the Boston case, Hernandez faces two counts of first-degree murder; three counts of armed assault with intent to murder; one count of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.
article_snippet.sent: Hernandez also faces civil lawsuits from the families of the men Hernandez is accused of killing.
article_snippet.sent: In court Wednesday, Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder in Lloyd's killing and several lesser charges - mostly related to the weapon Hernandez used in the murder - a .40-caliber
article_snippet.sent: Hernandez was found guilty of carrying a firearm without a license, two counts of carrying a large capacity firearm, possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card and possession of ammunition without an identification card.
article_snippet.sent: During four months of testimony, the jury heard from more than 130 witnesses who testified that Hernandez, a native of Bristol, Connecticut, was a regular user of marijuana and sometimes of the stimulant PCP, that he owned guns and at times acted paranoid and that he said he felt he friends did not appreciate the things he did for his friends.
article_snippet.sent: Dressed in a sharp suit and tie, Hernandez sat down as the 12-person jury convicted Hernandez on two separate gun and ammunition charges.
article_snippet.sent: Hernandez has the right to appeal the conviction.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hernandez, 25, will face a judge in Boston later this year in 2012 drive-by shooting that left two dead .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Hernandez faces two counts of first-degree murder, armed assault and weapons charge .
  