Hernandez Defense, Patriots' Lawyers Fight Over Records

Aaron Hernandez made a court appearance Wednesday as his defense requested court subpoena for medical, psychological records

The New England Patriots say they will turn over former tight end Aaron Hernandez's medical and other records, but do not want to turn over scouting and psychological records.

No decision was made in a hearing Wednesday in Fall River, Massachusetts, as Hernandez's defense requested a court subpoena for the New England Patriots' medical, psychological and other team records pertaining to their client.

Hernandez was in Fall River Superior Court for another hearing before being transferred about an hour north to Boston to the Suffolk County Jail from the Bristol County House of Corrections, where he has been staying for the last year.

In court, his attorney argued the Patriots withheld Hernandez's psychological assessment, medical and scouting records, adding that his "state of mind" is critical to his defense. The defense also says a TMZ photo of Hernandez holding a gun was tracked by the Patriots via satellite to find the location of where it was taken.

Meanwhile, Patriots' attorney Andrew Phelan argued that Hernandez's psychological and scouting records have no bearing on his state of mind the night 27-year-old Odin Lloyd was killed.

Prosecutors also say the defense's claim of not knowing who the Patriots' attorney is is false because he was previously introduced to Hernandez.

Judge Raymond Veary set another hearing to determine if the defense will get the records on July 22 at 2 p.m.

In developments from Hernandez's other two murder charges, a state Superior Court judge has approved placing a $5 million lien on Hernandez's real estate holdings on behalf of the families of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado, the two men were killed in a 2012 drive-by shooting in Boston.

Hernandez is charged in those murders. The families are each seeking $6 million in damages from Hernandez in a civil wrongful death lawsuit.

Lloyd's family has also filed a wrongful death lawsuit. They were previously granted a $5 million lien against Hernandez's home, though records show the home is assessed at only $1.27 million. Lloyd was found dead in an industrial park near Hernandez's North Attleboro home last June.

Hernandez's move to a jail in Boston may only be a temporary move and he will likely be moved back to Bristol County when he goes on trial on the first of three murder charges, for the killing of Odin Lloyd.

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