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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
A couple jurors take quick glances at #Tsarnaev.
Judge begins his instructions on the applicable law they are to consider.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: The choice "is yours and yours alone to make" between death and life without the possibility of parole.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the sole question is death penalty or life; there is no parole in the federal system @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: remember you have previously found Mr. #Tsarnaev guilt of 17 capital counts @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge explains the jury has to decide life or death on all 17 capital counts @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: You must weigh aggravating and mitigating factors in this case when coming to your sentencing decision.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge says jurors must consider aggravating & mitigating factors & weigh them against each other @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge explains "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Jury is looking thoughtfully at the judge, seem to be paying very close attention to instructions on the law @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the govt. had the burden of proving its case, beyond a reasonable doubt, on each of the counts.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: The defense does have burden of proving its mitigating factors "by a preponderance of the evidence".
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: What isn't evidence = closing/opening statements, the indictment itself, anything you happened to hear accidentally on the news.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: what the lawyers say in their closing arguments does not change the evidence in the case @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge says it is the jurors' judgement of the evidence that matters @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: Your focus as you deliberate must be on the body of evidence in both phases of the trial @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: "You have a very large number of exhibits" in this case, and you will have them available to you during deliberations.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: You can decide how credible a witness is, based on their appearance and demeanor during testimony.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the appearance or demeanor of the defendant or anyone else in the courtroom should not be considered @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: potential bias of witnesses, conscious or unconscious, can be considered by the jury @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: You may not take into account the defendant's behavior or demeanor as you observed it during the trial.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: you may accept or reject testimony of an expert as you see fit @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: you may accept or reject testimony of an expert as you see fit @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the fact a witness may be employed as a law enforcement official does not give more or less weight to testimony @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: consider the evidence as a whole, consider testimony in context of all the other evidence you've heard @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: you may make inferences from the evidence - a conclusion you may draw from the available information @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge cautions jurors they cannot guess or speculate @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 59m 59 minutes ago
Judge: Use the notes you took during both phases of the trial; however, your collective memory must control your decisions.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: a defendant has a constitutional right not to testify, you may not draw any inferences from a decision not to testify @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 60m 60 minutes ago
Judge: The defendant has the constitutional right not to testify; do not draw any inference from his decision to exercise that right.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 55m 55 minutes ago
Judge: if you decide the death penalty is appropriate for just one count, the death penalty will be imposed.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 59m 59 minutes ago
Judge: if you vote for the death penalty on any count(s) it will be imposed @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 58m 58 minutes ago
Judge: 1st you will consider whether the govt has proven beyond a reasonable doubt #Tsarnaev was at least 18 @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 55m 55 minutes ago
Judge: You must find #Tsarnaev was at least 18 years old at the time of his crimes.
Judge posts a copy of the verdict slip on TV screens.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 51m 51 minutes ago
Jurors must also consider 4 "gateway" or "threshold" factors about whether #Tsarnaev intentionally killed/caused the death of his victims.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 58m 58 minutes ago
Judge: 2nd you must consider "gateway factors; 3rd you must consider statutory factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 58m 58 minutes ago
Judge: 4th you must consider non-statutory factors; 5th you must consider whether defendant has proved mitigating factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 57m 57 minutes ago
Judge: 6th you must decide whether aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh mitigating factors on each offense @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 56m 56 minutes ago
Judge is now displaying the verdict slip for jurors so they can see it while he explains it @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 55m 55 minutes ago
Judge: jurors must consider if the govt has proven beyond a reasonable doubt #Tsarnaev was 18 years or older in question 1 @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 54m 54 minutes ago
This is a very complex verdict slip the jury must go through, not a simple 'yes or no' on the death penalty @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 52m 52 minutes ago
Judge explains jury must find at least 1 of the 4 gateway factors is proved beyond a reasonable doubt to consider death @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 48m 48 minutes ago
Jurors must next consider the "statutory, aggravating" factors, including some specific to certain victims (Collier & Richard).
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 49m 49 minutes ago
If the jury finds at least 1 gateway factor proved, the jurors must consider statutory aggravating factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 48m 48 minutes ago
According to this verdict slip being shown to the jury, it looks like they will have 24 pages of decisions to make @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 47m 47 minutes ago
“@lindalou07: @Hedge76 @AlyshaNECN @NECN Do you think decision will be made today?” No I think there's too much to go through
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 42m 42 minutes ago
This jury did fill out a pretty complex verdict slip in the guilt phase, so they're more prepared to tackle it than before @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 41m 41 minutes ago
But even with the verdict slip on the screen, this is pretty difficult to follow @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
Judge is going over terms like "conspiracy" & "aiding & abetting" similar to when he explained them in the guilt phase @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 36m 36 minutes ago
Judge is offering the legal definitions for the terms applied to #Tsarnaev's crimes that the jury will consider: "heinous, depraved, cruel".
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
“@ScottUri99: @AlyshaNECN Are there time limits for each side during closing arguments?” Not that have been publicly released
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 38m 38 minutes ago
Judge explaining more terms - heinous, cruel, depraved - as jurors continue to listen intently @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 36m 36 minutes ago
Judge explains jury must decide if these crimes were committed with "substantial planning & premeditation" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 35m 35 minutes ago
Jurors do not have consider planning/premeditation elements for the Officer Collier murder, just for the marathon bombings themselves.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 34m 34 minutes ago
Judge hits the hour mark - tells everyone to get up and stretch.
#Tsarnaev stays seated.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 34m 34 minutes ago
Judge gave everyone a moment to "stand & stretch" - he said these instructions would be brief, but they've been pretty long @NECN #Tsarnaev
A couple jurors take quick glances at #Tsarnaev.
Judge begins his instructions on the applicable law they are to consider.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: The choice "is yours and yours alone to make" between death and life without the possibility of parole.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the sole question is death penalty or life; there is no parole in the federal system @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: remember you have previously found Mr. #Tsarnaev guilt of 17 capital counts @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge explains the jury has to decide life or death on all 17 capital counts @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: You must weigh aggravating and mitigating factors in this case when coming to your sentencing decision.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge says jurors must consider aggravating & mitigating factors & weigh them against each other @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge explains "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Jury is looking thoughtfully at the judge, seem to be paying very close attention to instructions on the law @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the govt. had the burden of proving its case, beyond a reasonable doubt, on each of the counts.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: The defense does have burden of proving its mitigating factors "by a preponderance of the evidence".
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: What isn't evidence = closing/opening statements, the indictment itself, anything you happened to hear accidentally on the news.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: what the lawyers say in their closing arguments does not change the evidence in the case @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge says it is the jurors' judgement of the evidence that matters @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: Your focus as you deliberate must be on the body of evidence in both phases of the trial @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: "You have a very large number of exhibits" in this case, and you will have them available to you during deliberations.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: You can decide how credible a witness is, based on their appearance and demeanor during testimony.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the appearance or demeanor of the defendant or anyone else in the courtroom should not be considered @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: potential bias of witnesses, conscious or unconscious, can be considered by the jury @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: You may not take into account the defendant's behavior or demeanor as you observed it during the trial.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: you may accept or reject testimony of an expert as you see fit @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: you may accept or reject testimony of an expert as you see fit @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: the fact a witness may be employed as a law enforcement official does not give more or less weight to testimony @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: consider the evidence as a whole, consider testimony in context of all the other evidence you've heard @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: you may make inferences from the evidence - a conclusion you may draw from the available information @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge cautions jurors they cannot guess or speculate @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 59m 59 minutes ago
Judge: Use the notes you took during both phases of the trial; however, your collective memory must control your decisions.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge: a defendant has a constitutional right not to testify, you may not draw any inferences from a decision not to testify @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 60m 60 minutes ago
Judge: The defendant has the constitutional right not to testify; do not draw any inference from his decision to exercise that right.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 55m 55 minutes ago
Judge: if you decide the death penalty is appropriate for just one count, the death penalty will be imposed.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 59m 59 minutes ago
Judge: if you vote for the death penalty on any count(s) it will be imposed @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 58m 58 minutes ago
Judge: 1st you will consider whether the govt has proven beyond a reasonable doubt #Tsarnaev was at least 18 @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 55m 55 minutes ago
Judge: You must find #Tsarnaev was at least 18 years old at the time of his crimes.
Judge posts a copy of the verdict slip on TV screens.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 51m 51 minutes ago
Jurors must also consider 4 "gateway" or "threshold" factors about whether #Tsarnaev intentionally killed/caused the death of his victims.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 58m 58 minutes ago
Judge: 2nd you must consider "gateway factors; 3rd you must consider statutory factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 58m 58 minutes ago
Judge: 4th you must consider non-statutory factors; 5th you must consider whether defendant has proved mitigating factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 57m 57 minutes ago
Judge: 6th you must decide whether aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh mitigating factors on each offense @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 56m 56 minutes ago
Judge is now displaying the verdict slip for jurors so they can see it while he explains it @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 55m 55 minutes ago
Judge: jurors must consider if the govt has proven beyond a reasonable doubt #Tsarnaev was 18 years or older in question 1 @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 54m 54 minutes ago
This is a very complex verdict slip the jury must go through, not a simple 'yes or no' on the death penalty @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 52m 52 minutes ago
Judge explains jury must find at least 1 of the 4 gateway factors is proved beyond a reasonable doubt to consider death @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 48m 48 minutes ago
Jurors must next consider the "statutory, aggravating" factors, including some specific to certain victims (Collier & Richard).
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 49m 49 minutes ago
If the jury finds at least 1 gateway factor proved, the jurors must consider statutory aggravating factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 48m 48 minutes ago
According to this verdict slip being shown to the jury, it looks like they will have 24 pages of decisions to make @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 47m 47 minutes ago
“@lindalou07: @Hedge76 @AlyshaNECN @NECN Do you think decision will be made today?” No I think there's too much to go through
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 42m 42 minutes ago
This jury did fill out a pretty complex verdict slip in the guilt phase, so they're more prepared to tackle it than before @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 41m 41 minutes ago
But even with the verdict slip on the screen, this is pretty difficult to follow @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
Judge is going over terms like "conspiracy" & "aiding & abetting" similar to when he explained them in the guilt phase @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 36m 36 minutes ago
Judge is offering the legal definitions for the terms applied to #Tsarnaev's crimes that the jury will consider: "heinous, depraved, cruel".
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
“@ScottUri99: @AlyshaNECN Are there time limits for each side during closing arguments?” Not that have been publicly released
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 38m 38 minutes ago
Judge explaining more terms - heinous, cruel, depraved - as jurors continue to listen intently @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 36m 36 minutes ago
Judge explains jury must decide if these crimes were committed with "substantial planning & premeditation" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 35m 35 minutes ago
Jurors do not have consider planning/premeditation elements for the Officer Collier murder, just for the marathon bombings themselves.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 34m 34 minutes ago
Judge hits the hour mark - tells everyone to get up and stretch.
#Tsarnaev stays seated.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 34m 34 minutes ago
Judge gave everyone a moment to "stand & stretch" - he said these instructions would be brief, but they've been pretty long @NECN #Tsarnaev