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Members of one of the victim's family are tearful during the double murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez at Suffolk Superior Court, Monday, March 20, 2017, in Boston. Hernandez is on trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL football player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)
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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, Bill Cosby departs after a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby’s lawyers hope to prescreen potential jurors to weed out those with opinions about the sex-assault case before jury selection begins in earnest. A defense motion filed Monday, March 20, 2017, says the “inflammatory” worldwide coverage of the case makes it likely that some potential jurors have opinions about the actor’s guilt or innocence. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, accompanied by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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In this photo taken July 23, 2015, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 20, 2017, declined to hear Menendez's appeal of his corruption indictment, setting the stage for a federal trial in the fall. The justices let stand a lower court ruling that refused to dismiss charges including conspiracy, bribery and fraud against the Democratic lawmaker. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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FILE - In this March 18, 2015 file photo, former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, right, and his wife, Patty, arrive at federal court in New Haven, Conn. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Rowland’s appeal of his convictions for conspiring to hide his work on two congressional campaigns after having gone to prison for corruption. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2017 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady prepares to pass against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston. Tom Brady's missing jersey from the Super Bowl has been found in the possession of a member of the international media. The NFL said in a statement Monday, March 20, 2017, that his jersey was found through the "cooperation of the NFL and New England Patriots' security teams, the FBI and other law enforcement authorities." (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during Super Bowl 51 in Houston. Tom Brady's missing jersey from the Super Bowl has been found in the possession of a member of the international media. The NFL said in a statement Monday, March 20, 2017 that his jersey was found through the "cooperation of the NFL and New England Patriots' security teams, the FBI and other law enforcement authorities." (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
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FILE – In this combination of file photos, Penn State President Graham Spanier, left, walks on the field before an NCAA college football game Oct. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa., and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves in custody after being found guilty of child sexual abuse charges on June 22, 2012, at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in Harrisburg, Pa., on Monday, March 20, 2017, in Spanier's trial on charges that children were put at risk by how he responded to complaints about Sandusky more than 15 years ago. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Former Penn State president Graham Spanier walks to the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, March 20, 2017. Jury selection begins on Monday in Spanier's trial on charges that children were put at risk by how he responded to child sex abuse complaints about Jerry Sandusky more than 15 years ago. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Former Penn State president Graham Spanier walks to the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, March 20, 2017. Spanier faces charges that he failed to report suspected child sex abuse in the last remaining criminal case in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In this Feb. 28, 2017, photo, Jackson County District Attorney Tony Lawrence talks about the evidence the authorities collected on Josh Vallum, who plead guilty to a charge of first-degree murder by deliberate design for killing Mercedes Williamson, 17, a transgender woman, in Jackson, Miss. Prosecutors say Vallum and Williamson dated and that he killed his transgender girlfriend because he worried fellow gang members would discover their relationship and kill both of them because gay sex was strictly forbidden by the Latin Kings gang. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Sept. 7, 2016 photo, Josh Vallum shows his gang tattoo, during a jailhouse interview at the George County Regional Correctional Facility in Lucedale, Miss. Vallum, an ex-convict and top-ranking gang member, faces life in prison without parole for killing 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson, a transgender woman. (Tim Isbell/The Sun Herald via AP)
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In this Feb. 28, 2017, photo, Jackson County District Attorney Tony Lawrence talks about the evidence the authorities collected on Josh Vallum, who plead guilty to a charge of first-degree murder by deliberate design for killing Mercedes Williamson, 17, a transgender woman, in Jackson, Miss. Prosecutors say Vallum and Williamson dated and that he killed his transgender girlfriend because he worried fellow gang members would discover their relationship and kill both of them because gay sex was strictly forbidden by the Latin Kings gang. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this July 12, 2016 photo, Josh Vallum is sworn in before pleading guilty in George County Circuit Court in Lucedale, Miss., to a charge of first-degree murder by deliberate design for killing Mercedes Williamson, 17, a transgender woman of Theodore, Ala. At right is public defender David Futch. Vallum, an ex-convict and top-ranking gang member, faces life in prison without parole for killing Williamson. (John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via AP)
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In this Sept. 7, 2016 photo, Josh Vallum is photographed in the George County Regional Correctional Facility in Lucedale, Miss. Vallum, an ex-convict and top-ranking gang member, faces life in prison without parole for killing 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson, a transgender woman. (Tim Isbell/The Sun Herald via AP)
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This photo provided by the Gorsuch family shows Judge Neil Gorsuch rowing. Gorsuch is roundly described by colleagues and friends as a silver-haired combination of wicked smarts, down-to-earth modesty, disarming warmth and careful deliberation. His critics largely agree with that view of the self-described “workaday judge” in polyester robes. Even so, they’re not sure it’s enough to warrant giving him a spot on the court. (Louise Gorsuch/Gorsuch family via AP)
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This photo provided by the Gorsuch family shows Judge Neil Gorsuch as a young boy with his sister Stephanie and Grandmother McGill Gorsuch is roundly described by colleagues and friends as a silver-haired combination of wicked smarts, down-to-earth modesty, disarming warmth and careful deliberation. His critics largely agree with that view of the self-described “workaday judge” in polyester robes. Even so, they’re not sure it’s enough to warrant giving him a spot on the court. . (Anne McGill Burford/Gorsuch family via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, Judge Neil Gorsuch stands with his wife Louise as President Donald Trump announces him as his choice for the Supreme Court in the East Room on the White House in Washington. Gorsuch is roundly described by colleagues and friends as a silver-haired combination of wicked smarts, down-to-earth modesty, disarming warmth and careful deliberation. His critics largely agree with that view of the self-described “workaday judge” in polyester robes. Even so, they’re not sure it’s enough to warrant giving him a spot on the court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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This photo provided by the Gorsuch family shows Judge Neil Gorsuch and his sister Stephanie as children. Gorsuch is roundly described by colleagues and friends as a silver-haired combination of wicked smarts, down-to-earth modesty, disarming warmth and careful deliberation. His critics largely agree with that view of the self-described “workaday judge” in polyester robes. Even so, they’re not sure it’s enough to warrant giving him a spot on the court. (Anne McGill Burford/Gorsuch family via AP)
