Potential jurors in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial are getting grilled about everything from drugs, tattoos, team allegiance, and more, according to court docs.
The third day of jury selection just wrapped in the ex-Patriots star’s trial, and the juror questionnaire — 51 questions deep — was just released. It includes the following:
– Do you believe that Mr. Hernandez is more likely to be guilty in this case because he has tattoos?
– Are you a fan of the New England Patriots? Have you ever attended a Patriots game?
– Is there anything about [Hernandez playing for the Patriots] that would impair your ability to be fair and impartial?
There are a bunch more questions addressing potential jurors’ feelings about Hernandez being “Hispanic”, and also their opinions about smoking marijuana and the use and keeping of firearms.
There’s also a question about where they’ve learned info about the case. Dozens of TV shows, channels, magazines, newspapers and websites are listed.
These actually aren’t unusual juror questions and although some of them may seem strange they actually have bearing on how a potential juror might react to the case. Obviously they don’t want Patriots fans but also don’t want anyone with a bias against him either.
You can view the documents HERE.
