BOSTON — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has lost his bid to delay his trial in the 2012 killing of two men in Boston.
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Prosecutors say a Suffolk Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a request by Hernandez's lawyer to delay the trial slated to start Feb. 13.
Hernandez is due back in court for another hearing Dec. 27. He's already serving a life sentence for the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. He's pleaded not guilty to the double murder charges.
The judge is considering other matters argued in court, including a request by prosecutors to allow two survivors of the deadly shooting to give a general description of the shooter during the trial.
Raychides Sanches identified Hernandez specifically as the triggerman during the hearing.