While many other prosecuting offices often falter and make errors that result in acquittals of prominent defendants when the national spotlight is on them, Tom’s office has performed under pressure.  Tom’s office won a First Degree Murder conviction against former Patriots all-pro Aaron Hernandez despite the defendant spending millions on his “dream team” defense lawyers and the persistent national media attention on every detail of the case.  Then, just a few short years later, Tom’s office was once again under the withering glow of national media attention during the investigation and the successful prosecution of Michelle Carter for the shocking involuntary manslaughter of a young man from Fairhaven