Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death for Boston Marathon bombings

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By News Staff

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Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has been sentenced to death.

The jury took just 14 hours to make their decision, choosing death instead of life in prison without parole.

Virtually no emotion was shown from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he learned jurors unanimously decided he should be sentenced to death. He stood looking down at times, with one hand over the other by his waist.

After court there was no comment from Tsarnaev’s defense team, and they did not say anything when asked about an appeal.

Jurors chose the death sentence on six of the 17 eligible counts, but it only took one decision of death for him to receive that sentence.

There was a 24-page worksheet that jurors went through to make that decision. One of the most notable points was the fact that all jurors agreed Martin Richard—the youngest bombing victim—was particularly vulnerable due to his youth.

Last month, the same jury found Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 federal counts against him. Here are the charges:

  • Conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death.
  • Use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death; aiding and abetting (two counts.)
  • Possession and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence resulting in death; aiding and abetting (nine counts.)
  • Conspiracy to bomb a place of public use resulting in death.
  • Bombing of a place of public use resulting in death; aiding and abetting (two counts.)
  • Conspiracy to maliciously destroy property resulting in personal injury and death.
  • Malicious destruction of property resulting in personal injury and death; aiding and abetting (two counts.)
  • Carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury; aiding and abetting.
  • Possession and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; aiding and abetting (six counts.)
  • Interference with commerce by threats and violence; aiding and abetting.
  • Use of a weapon of mass destruction; aiding and abetting (four counts.)

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