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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev is back in the courtroom, judge & jury entering too @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
AUSA William Weinreb begins the government rebuttal @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Weinreb: The defense may say it in different ways, but their argument remains: his brother did it.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Weinreb: no matter how many times they say #Tsarnaev takes responsibility for his actions, they say his brother made him do it @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Weinreb: that's not true. His brother is not the one on trial @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
Weinreb: They keep saying #Tsarnaev only followed his brother, but he's the one on trial here.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Weinreb: "It's entirely up to you" to decide what factors make a difference in this case.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Weinreb: U can say it's more important M. Richard was esp. vulnerable b/c he was a little boy than #Tsarnaev's teacher thought he was nice
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Weinreb: you heard an awful lot about Tamerlan #Tsarnaev during the mitigation case...Clarke referred to him over 100 times just now @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Weinreb: you heard about Chechnya, but he has never set foot in Chechnya in his entire life @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Defense tries to object, but judge allows Weinreb to continue @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: they may not have been well off -
Defense: objection your honor
Judge: overruled
@NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: The #Tsarnaev family was of modest means, but this defendant had all he needed to thrive; they even wound up in America.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: the defendant had everything he needed to grow into a strong, independent, mature adult & that's what he did @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Defense objects twice during this closing, overruled both times.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: We heard about #Tsarnaev's schooling; he was well-liked by dedicated teachers and coaches. He had it all, able to grow successfully
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev was a leader, a friend, he held a teacher's newborn, he was trusted, he knew right from wrong.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan wasn't as good in school as Dzhokhar, but he excelled at boxing, was charming @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan meantime was more vocal about his beliefs, easily lost his temper. But they were from same family, both physically strong.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: despite their differences...in many ways they were very much alike @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: despite what Ms. Clarke just told you there's no evidence Tamerlan asked Dzhokhar to get a gun, none @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: When #Tsarnaev needed a gun, he got one from his friend, saying he needed to rob some drug dealers in Providence.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: Despite what you just heard, there's no evidence at all that Tamerlan had his brother get that gun.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: did you hear any evidence that convinces you that Tamerlan #Tsarnaev actually made Dzhokhar Tsarnaev commit these crimes? @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: Ask yourself this: did you hear any evidence that Tamerlan actually forced his brother to do these things?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: you heard that #Tsarnaev's parents left him - but he was 19 at the time, already at college, making his own money selling pot.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: the defendant was already 19yo when his parents left, he hadn't lived at home for over a year @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4m 4 minutes ago
Weinreb argues Dzhokhar wasn't financially dependent or otherwise on Tamerlan #Tsarnaev @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4m 4 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan emailed Dzhokhar 6 times in Russia...where is the evidence of brainwash and mind control? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: you did hear testimony that Tamerlan was bossy...he wanted him to pray & go the mosque more often @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: That is a far cry from coercion & control @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan was bossy, yes, but no one other than the defense lawyers have said that Tamerlan coerced his brother to commit murder.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: The defense says #Tsarnaev's parents neglected him.
"Is that what it looked like to you?"
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: This defendant was surrounded and guided by some of the best mentors: teachers, advisors, friends, coaches, his landlady.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: those aren't the photos of a child who is neglected, on the contrary both his parents were devoted to him @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Defense rises twice to object again, saying govt is going far beyond the scope.
Judge overrules.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb says Dzhokhar's parents didn't separate or move away until after all their children had grown up @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Weinreb: that is considerably more support & guidance than a lot of adolescents have @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Miriam Conrad objects to something Weinreb wants to show, saying the jury has never seen it.
She wants a sidebar. Judge says no.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 23s 23 seconds ago
Weinreb gets to show the quotes that come from the earlier writings of a defense witness, talking about Chechnya and culture there,
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 32s 33 seconds ago
Repeated objections from the defense as government tries to show foreign policy notes on Chechnya @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Govt gives in on one & doesn't show it, judge allows the second document - it's something written by a defense witness @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Defense expert Prof. Michael Reynolds had written these quotes that were just read in court about Chechens & the #Tsarnaev brothers @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Conrad rises again - an objects again, saying they have no chance to respond to this.
"The objection is overruled."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
At issue, earlier writings of defense witness Prof. Michael Reynolds, who seemed to contradict his beliefs when he testified here.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Weinreb: Why didn't we hear from #Tsarnaev's parents, sisters, uncle? If defense wanted to talk re: Tamerlan's influence, why not call them?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 45s 46 seconds ago
Weinreb: You also heard from a number of young women who liked the defendant but they'd never been to his house. How well did they know him?
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9s 10 seconds ago
Weinreb says of Dzhokhar's friends "how well did they really know him, obviously not really well" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 57s 57 seconds ago
Weinreb: and he didn't care about them enough to warn them away from Boylston St on the day of the bombings @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 26s 26 seconds ago
Weinreb: The defense wants u to believe Tamerlan was in control. Did they meet the burden of proof? Where were the witnesses w/ insight?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Weinreb: Does it matter if #Tsarnaev got his jihadi propaganda from his brother?
"Ask yourself, 'So what?'"
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 17s 18 seconds ago
Weinreb: ask yourself this question, even if it's true so what? Tamerlan didn't turn the defendant into a murderer @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 39s 39 seconds ago
Weinreb: Why did the defendant commit these crimes, you wonder? Look in #Tsarnaev's boat note. He tells us right there.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 19 seconds ago
Weinreb: if you want to know why #Tsarnaev committed these crimes...what better place to look for answer than in own handwritten note @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 38s 38 seconds ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev doesn't mention his brother when he says "I don't like killing innocent people."
He was guided by Allah, not his brother.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 27s 28 seconds ago
Weinreb: the best evidence you have of #Tsarnaev brothers relationship is the evidence of how they committed these crimes - together @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 9s 9 seconds ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev chose on his own to decide where to place his bomb for maximum effect. Both brothers later executed Sean Collier.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4s 5 seconds ago
Weinreb: contrary to what Ms. Clarke told you about murder of Sean Collier, there's no evidence of who pulled the trigger @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15s 15 seconds ago
Weinreb: "Don't mistake argument for fact." We don't know who pulled the trigger that killed Sean Collier; but both are culpable.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12s 12 seconds ago
Weinreb: If we were talking about "youthful crimes" like robbing a liquor store & shooting the clerk, then you might excuse #Tsarnaev's age.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 20 seconds ago
Weinreb says Dzhokhar's age might deserve some weight if these were youthful crimes, but they weren't @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16s 17 seconds ago
Weinreb: But these were political crimes - that stopped the Boston Marathon, closed down Logan Airport, and shut a city down.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11s 12 seconds ago
Weinreb: murders on Boylston St are not a youthful indiscretion...the defendant is old enough to understand right from wrong @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12s 13 seconds ago
Weinreb: there is no guarantee that the defendant will spend the rest of his life in H Unit or even ADX @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 32s 32 seconds ago
Weinreb: Just 1 thing re: ADX: There is no guarantee #Tsarnaev will spend his life there & it's likely his restrictions get loose over time.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 45s 46 seconds ago
Weinreb: why did the defense choose Sister Helen to spend time with the defendant, why not choose an Imam? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12s 13 seconds ago
Weinreb says it's because Sister Helen is one of the leading opponents of the death penalty in the United States @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: Why did the defense call Sister Helen Prejean? Why not someone local? Why someone Catholic? Was it her national reputation?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: What did Prejean's testimony tell you? Are you confident you know more about #Tsarnaev now than before.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
A double defense objection - Bruck and Conrad object on different grounds simultaneously. Judge overrules both.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: when you stack that up against his actions in this case, does that really make a difference? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 30s 31 seconds ago
Defense continues to object saying they were limited in what they could question Sister Helen about, judge overrules @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb continues: Prejean says #Tsarnaev was young. She is 76, he is 21, of course he seems young.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 30s 30 seconds ago
Weinreb: Life in prison means #Tsarnaev will be "safe, well-fed" and have access to medical care. Friends will visit, he will work out.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 18s 19 seconds ago
Weinreb: Maybe he'll leave behind his memories of Richard, Campbell, and Lu, like he left them on the street when he went to buy milk.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 59s 59 seconds ago
Weinreb: Will he spend his days thinking about the victims or himself, his next phone call, letter, read books & magazines @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 18s 18 seconds ago
Weinreb: the callousness & indifference that allows you to destroy people's lives...that doesn't go away @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · now
Weinreb: The defendant deserves the death penalty not because he's inhuman but because he's inhumane @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 32s 32 seconds ago
Weinreb: Did you hear any testimony from any witness that speaks louder than his own actions?
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12s 13 seconds ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev's actions tell you all you need to know about the person he became @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13s 14 seconds ago
Weinreb: Yes, you know who #Tsarnaev was as a child. But you must consider who he became as an adult.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 19 seconds ago
Weinreb: I urge you to go through all aggravating factors & don't write 12 on all mitigating factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 31s 32 seconds ago
Weinreb: If u sentence #Tsarnaev to life in prison, you give him the minimum punishment allowable. "Does he deserve the minimum punishment?"
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 35s 36 seconds ago
Weinreb: life is the minimum punishment allowed by law for this, does he deserve the minimum punishment for those 4 deaths? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 29s 30 seconds ago
Weinreb is done with his rebuttal closing. Judge says he will see attorneys now at sidebar @NECN #Tsarnaev
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Excellent rebuttal by Weinreb, IMO.
#Tsarnaev is back in the courtroom, judge & jury entering too @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
AUSA William Weinreb begins the government rebuttal @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Weinreb: The defense may say it in different ways, but their argument remains: his brother did it.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Weinreb: no matter how many times they say #Tsarnaev takes responsibility for his actions, they say his brother made him do it @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Weinreb: that's not true. His brother is not the one on trial @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
Weinreb: They keep saying #Tsarnaev only followed his brother, but he's the one on trial here.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Weinreb: "It's entirely up to you" to decide what factors make a difference in this case.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Weinreb: U can say it's more important M. Richard was esp. vulnerable b/c he was a little boy than #Tsarnaev's teacher thought he was nice
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Weinreb: you heard an awful lot about Tamerlan #Tsarnaev during the mitigation case...Clarke referred to him over 100 times just now @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Weinreb: you heard about Chechnya, but he has never set foot in Chechnya in his entire life @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Defense tries to object, but judge allows Weinreb to continue @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: they may not have been well off -
Defense: objection your honor
Judge: overruled
@NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: The #Tsarnaev family was of modest means, but this defendant had all he needed to thrive; they even wound up in America.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: the defendant had everything he needed to grow into a strong, independent, mature adult & that's what he did @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Defense objects twice during this closing, overruled both times.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: We heard about #Tsarnaev's schooling; he was well-liked by dedicated teachers and coaches. He had it all, able to grow successfully
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev was a leader, a friend, he held a teacher's newborn, he was trusted, he knew right from wrong.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan wasn't as good in school as Dzhokhar, but he excelled at boxing, was charming @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan meantime was more vocal about his beliefs, easily lost his temper. But they were from same family, both physically strong.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Weinreb: despite their differences...in many ways they were very much alike @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: despite what Ms. Clarke just told you there's no evidence Tamerlan asked Dzhokhar to get a gun, none @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: When #Tsarnaev needed a gun, he got one from his friend, saying he needed to rob some drug dealers in Providence.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Weinreb: Despite what you just heard, there's no evidence at all that Tamerlan had his brother get that gun.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: did you hear any evidence that convinces you that Tamerlan #Tsarnaev actually made Dzhokhar Tsarnaev commit these crimes? @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: Ask yourself this: did you hear any evidence that Tamerlan actually forced his brother to do these things?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: you heard that #Tsarnaev's parents left him - but he was 19 at the time, already at college, making his own money selling pot.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 5m 5 minutes ago
Weinreb: the defendant was already 19yo when his parents left, he hadn't lived at home for over a year @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4m 4 minutes ago
Weinreb argues Dzhokhar wasn't financially dependent or otherwise on Tamerlan #Tsarnaev @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4m 4 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan emailed Dzhokhar 6 times in Russia...where is the evidence of brainwash and mind control? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: you did hear testimony that Tamerlan was bossy...he wanted him to pray & go the mosque more often @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: That is a far cry from coercion & control @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: Tamerlan was bossy, yes, but no one other than the defense lawyers have said that Tamerlan coerced his brother to commit murder.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: The defense says #Tsarnaev's parents neglected him.
"Is that what it looked like to you?"
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: This defendant was surrounded and guided by some of the best mentors: teachers, advisors, friends, coaches, his landlady.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: those aren't the photos of a child who is neglected, on the contrary both his parents were devoted to him @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Defense rises twice to object again, saying govt is going far beyond the scope.
Judge overrules.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb says Dzhokhar's parents didn't separate or move away until after all their children had grown up @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Weinreb: that is considerably more support & guidance than a lot of adolescents have @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Miriam Conrad objects to something Weinreb wants to show, saying the jury has never seen it.
She wants a sidebar. Judge says no.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 23s 23 seconds ago
Weinreb gets to show the quotes that come from the earlier writings of a defense witness, talking about Chechnya and culture there,
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 32s 33 seconds ago
Repeated objections from the defense as government tries to show foreign policy notes on Chechnya @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Govt gives in on one & doesn't show it, judge allows the second document - it's something written by a defense witness @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Defense expert Prof. Michael Reynolds had written these quotes that were just read in court about Chechens & the #Tsarnaev brothers @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Conrad rises again - an objects again, saying they have no chance to respond to this.
"The objection is overruled."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
At issue, earlier writings of defense witness Prof. Michael Reynolds, who seemed to contradict his beliefs when he testified here.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Weinreb: Why didn't we hear from #Tsarnaev's parents, sisters, uncle? If defense wanted to talk re: Tamerlan's influence, why not call them?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 45s 46 seconds ago
Weinreb: You also heard from a number of young women who liked the defendant but they'd never been to his house. How well did they know him?
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9s 10 seconds ago
Weinreb says of Dzhokhar's friends "how well did they really know him, obviously not really well" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 57s 57 seconds ago
Weinreb: and he didn't care about them enough to warn them away from Boylston St on the day of the bombings @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 26s 26 seconds ago
Weinreb: The defense wants u to believe Tamerlan was in control. Did they meet the burden of proof? Where were the witnesses w/ insight?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Weinreb: Does it matter if #Tsarnaev got his jihadi propaganda from his brother?
"Ask yourself, 'So what?'"
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 17s 18 seconds ago
Weinreb: ask yourself this question, even if it's true so what? Tamerlan didn't turn the defendant into a murderer @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 39s 39 seconds ago
Weinreb: Why did the defendant commit these crimes, you wonder? Look in #Tsarnaev's boat note. He tells us right there.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 19 seconds ago
Weinreb: if you want to know why #Tsarnaev committed these crimes...what better place to look for answer than in own handwritten note @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 38s 38 seconds ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev doesn't mention his brother when he says "I don't like killing innocent people."
He was guided by Allah, not his brother.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 27s 28 seconds ago
Weinreb: the best evidence you have of #Tsarnaev brothers relationship is the evidence of how they committed these crimes - together @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 9s 9 seconds ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev chose on his own to decide where to place his bomb for maximum effect. Both brothers later executed Sean Collier.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4s 5 seconds ago
Weinreb: contrary to what Ms. Clarke told you about murder of Sean Collier, there's no evidence of who pulled the trigger @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15s 15 seconds ago
Weinreb: "Don't mistake argument for fact." We don't know who pulled the trigger that killed Sean Collier; but both are culpable.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12s 12 seconds ago
Weinreb: If we were talking about "youthful crimes" like robbing a liquor store & shooting the clerk, then you might excuse #Tsarnaev's age.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 20 seconds ago
Weinreb says Dzhokhar's age might deserve some weight if these were youthful crimes, but they weren't @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16s 17 seconds ago
Weinreb: But these were political crimes - that stopped the Boston Marathon, closed down Logan Airport, and shut a city down.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11s 12 seconds ago
Weinreb: murders on Boylston St are not a youthful indiscretion...the defendant is old enough to understand right from wrong @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12s 13 seconds ago
Weinreb: there is no guarantee that the defendant will spend the rest of his life in H Unit or even ADX @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 32s 32 seconds ago
Weinreb: Just 1 thing re: ADX: There is no guarantee #Tsarnaev will spend his life there & it's likely his restrictions get loose over time.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 45s 46 seconds ago
Weinreb: why did the defense choose Sister Helen to spend time with the defendant, why not choose an Imam? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12s 13 seconds ago
Weinreb says it's because Sister Helen is one of the leading opponents of the death penalty in the United States @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Weinreb: Why did the defense call Sister Helen Prejean? Why not someone local? Why someone Catholic? Was it her national reputation?
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: What did Prejean's testimony tell you? Are you confident you know more about #Tsarnaev now than before.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
A double defense objection - Bruck and Conrad object on different grounds simultaneously. Judge overrules both.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb: when you stack that up against his actions in this case, does that really make a difference? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 30s 31 seconds ago
Defense continues to object saying they were limited in what they could question Sister Helen about, judge overrules @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Weinreb continues: Prejean says #Tsarnaev was young. She is 76, he is 21, of course he seems young.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 30s 30 seconds ago
Weinreb: Life in prison means #Tsarnaev will be "safe, well-fed" and have access to medical care. Friends will visit, he will work out.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 18s 19 seconds ago
Weinreb: Maybe he'll leave behind his memories of Richard, Campbell, and Lu, like he left them on the street when he went to buy milk.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 59s 59 seconds ago
Weinreb: Will he spend his days thinking about the victims or himself, his next phone call, letter, read books & magazines @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 18s 18 seconds ago
Weinreb: the callousness & indifference that allows you to destroy people's lives...that doesn't go away @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · now
Weinreb: The defendant deserves the death penalty not because he's inhuman but because he's inhumane @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 32s 32 seconds ago
Weinreb: Did you hear any testimony from any witness that speaks louder than his own actions?
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12s 13 seconds ago
Weinreb: #Tsarnaev's actions tell you all you need to know about the person he became @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13s 14 seconds ago
Weinreb: Yes, you know who #Tsarnaev was as a child. But you must consider who he became as an adult.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 19 seconds ago
Weinreb: I urge you to go through all aggravating factors & don't write 12 on all mitigating factors @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 31s 32 seconds ago
Weinreb: If u sentence #Tsarnaev to life in prison, you give him the minimum punishment allowable. "Does he deserve the minimum punishment?"
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 35s 36 seconds ago
Weinreb: life is the minimum punishment allowed by law for this, does he deserve the minimum punishment for those 4 deaths? @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 29s 30 seconds ago
Weinreb is done with his rebuttal closing. Judge says he will see attorneys now at sidebar @NECN #Tsarnaev
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Excellent rebuttal by Weinreb, IMO.