Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Jury Trial - discussion *GUILTY*

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Sad, sad news to report: @forum_boston, the Copley Square restaurant so hard hit by #BostonMarathonBombing.
will close Sunday.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia retweeted
Jason Tuohey @jtuohey21 · 3h 3 hours ago
BREAKING: Forum Bar & Restaurant to close. http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyl...orumclosing/Ubr5YevCKw0sPhCBBc1qVO/story.html …

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
In a letter to supporters posted on forum http://boston.com , the staff said, "We cried together, we smiled together ..,#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
... none of those times will be forgotten." Forum is blaming the closure on a rent increase in triplicate.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
It was in front of the Forum that 8- year-old Martin Richard was murdered in a terrorist bomb blast on April 15, 2013.#Tsarnaev

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Back in #Tsarnaev (on time), and next is Juror 646. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 646, an older man, white hair, beard and glasses. He’s wearing a tie. He’s a construction superintendent, been doing for 45 years.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror is the friend, sometimes work associate with uncle of Jeff Bauman, who wrote this: http://www.amazon.com/Stronger-Jeff-Bauman/dp/1455584371 …

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
We're back in the pool with Juror 646, a construction superintendent. He's been building things for 45 years.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
He is a business associate of the uncle of #BostonMarathonBombing victim Jeff Bauman.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
He doesn't know Bauman, youngest son played Little League ball with him years ago. But says won't affect way he looks at evidence. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Checked ‘unsure’ on guilt “bcuz I am unsure. I’m a true believer that in any case like this, you better be damned sure one way or the other"

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 646 is withholding judgment of #Tsarnaev.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
"I'm a true believer that in a case like this you better be damn sure - one way or another."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying though that will still be tough to presume innocence because no one else has been talked about here. He’s allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Still, he adds, "There's never been anybody else talked about that could have done this." He's let go.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Which brings us to Juror 649, a bald, casually dressed counselor who teaches kids ages 6 to 10 sports and crafts.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Next is Juror 649. Seems we're going to go over some Facebook postings.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Trial teams in fervid talks about some @facebook postings that sound colorfully written. Miriam Conrad filling #Tsarnaev in on the lowdown.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 649, a man, 20s or 30s, he works in an after school program with kids, ages 6 to 10. Does arts and crafts, dodge ball.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Sounds like he might do some janitorial work as well at a public school.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
He watched the daylong manhunt for #Tsarnaev carried live on television April 19, 2013, with his two adult children.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Weinreb asks juror if he's thought a lot about capital punishment since receiving his summons. "A little bit, yes."# Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror saying he’s presumed guilt, but can put aside: “You think you’d be able to do that?”.”yeah, I think I’d be able to do that.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
“I think I’d have a hard time with the death penalty…I’d have to be convinced they were worthy of it. …but I haven’t given it much thought.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
"You're taking someone's life so I would have to think about it really hard - make sure it's the right thing. It's someone's life."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
He scaled his support for death penalty at 5 of 10. “If the evidence supports it, I supposed I could.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror is a few years older than I estimated: He watched the manhunt that Friday after the bombings with his two adult children. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
“You’re taking someone’s life, so I’d really have to think about it. Think really hard, about where the evidence is.”-Juror 649, #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Bill Weinreb asking, “Could you take the next step, to vote to put someone to death?”….. “It would be really hard. I don’t know.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
David Bruck asks on voting death, "if you decided it was the right thing to do, could you?" A long pause, juror reflecting. "Yes" #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
He's allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 650, works at Tufts Medical. Deals with insurance companies. Saying service wouldn’t be a hardship. “My work told me I would be paid.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Our final juror today is No. 650. She is a supervisor at Tufts Medical Center in Chinatown and deals with insurance claims.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
She thinks #Tsarnaev is guilty, but doubts she could sentence anyone to die.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror was saying she believed #Tsarnaev is guilty, can put views aside. “I don’t feel I can put someone to death until I know the facts.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
She was at work April 15, 2013. “The news started coming in.” They started prepping ER . “We had the SWAT teaming coming around.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 60m 60 minutes ago
Juror was saying this all wouldn't affect her judgment, but prosecutors agree to let her go. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
That is it for the day. That makes 248 jurors over 20 days. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 650 is the 248th interview of voir dire.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
She was working on April 15, 2013, when #BostonMarathonBombing victims started coming in "covered in blood."

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 60m 60 minutes ago
"There was all sorts of craziness going on," she said. But the trial teams want her gone. O'Toole reluctantly abides.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 54m 54 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev exits, looking like something's on his mind. Stops and taps the side of his hand on the witness box, then heads toward handcuffs.
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The Boston Globe ‏@BostonGlobe Feb 23
In 22 months since bombings, loyalty of #DzhokharTsarnaev's former friends has disappeared http://ow.ly/JvcIK

A friend no more, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev took part of their souls

"...They say they had long thought Tsarnaev was one of them, someone who aspired to graduate from college and get a steady job, then later, perhaps marry and start a family.
Only in hindsight do they realize Tsarnaev’s dreams had changed, and that he harbored many secrets in his life, some relatively benign, others dangerous..."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2...ry.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

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Boston Bomb Judge Denies Bid to Bar Supporters’ Protests

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...denies-bid-to-halt-suspect-supporter-protests

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Pool reporters @Laurel_Sweet and myself allowed into courtroom for #Tsarnaev proceedings. We've seen 248 jurors over 20 days so far. Need 70

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Your faithful pool reporters @Laurel_Sweet and @MiltonValencia limbered up and ready to tweet on today's #Tsarnaev proceedings.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
We're told we have nine jurors today, as we seem to be tapering off to end of #Tsarnaev voir dire process.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Prosecutors/defense attorneys a little jovial today, even with each other, as we await judge and jurors for #Tsarnaev proceedings.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Nice to see the defense having fun after two grueling months. #Tsarnaev playfully threatens to throw a stack of Postit notes at Judy Clarke.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Clarke, laughing, cringes in mock horror.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Sounds like from the trial table we may be down to 8 jurors.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
The count stands at 6 men, 2 women.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors are here, we have six men, two women: waiting on judge and instructions. #tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
BREAKING: SCOTUS overturns Yates fishing case, could affect convictions of #Tsarnaev friends for obstruction. Yates redefines obstruction

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Here's my story related to legal issue in November>>>>Judge delays sentencing in Tsarnaev friends’ cases http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...sRpo0F67ahMV5HvHZhcL/story.html?event=event25 … @BostonGlobe

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
The SCOTUS decision could affect sentences/possibly the convictions of #Tsarnaev's UMass Dartmouth friends, convicted of obstructing justice

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev is in at least Two Shades of Grey this morning: his pants and his suit jacket.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. delivers what may be his last voir dire address in this case.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
We will begin with the 249th juror to be interviewed.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
And that person is Juror 606, a young man who sells wholesale mutual funds to financial advisors. "I'm on the phone a lot."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Ooooh: You heard it here.
O'Toole warns juror #Tsarnaev case "may well" last into June.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Meanwhile, we saw Juror 606, involved in the wholesale of mutual funds. Says serving would be a hardship. He’s allowed to leave. #tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 608 is a residential landscaper with a beard that looks like he may be waiting on the next Stanley Cup playoffs.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
But like Juror 606 before him, Juror 658 (not 608) is quickly dismissed.#Tsarnaev

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 660, a teacher. His wife an MD. Brother served in military, took shots to body armor but doesn’t affect his views on military service.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 660, another young man, is a public schoolteacher and dad with a thesis that will be published this summer.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 660's thesis is on the impact of old and new media on American Evangelicals.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
His brother, an Armyman, earned a Purple Heart surviving two bullets to an armored vest in combat in Afghanistan.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
He donated money to victims of the #BostonMarathonBombing "in a little jar in CVS."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
He was opposed to the death penalty until he became a first-time father a week before the 2012 Sandy Hook School massacre.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror unsure on guilt. “I’m not a lawyer, but I know there are these subtleties of law where there could be mitigating circumstances."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
"Also," the juror adds, "I wasn’t there.” #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
#Tsarnaev has pushed back from the table, right arm slung over the back of his chair, to read.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying he was out of state, but his wife in shelter-in-place, though won’t affect him. “She was just watching it on TV.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
On death penalty, Juror 660 saying could be open. “I think Texas is nuts, but I think there are circumstances where it could be appropriate"

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror was against DP but child born week and half before Newtown: “That began to change a lot of my feelings about certain acts.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
He also said came to terms that Osama bin Laden was killed, allowed country to move on. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
The juror recalls sobbing over the child murders at Newtown. He tells prosecutor Steve Mellin ...#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
"I didn't know what it meant to become a father until I became one. I didn't know it was possible to love someone that much ...#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
... my heart just broke for all those families and I bawled all the way home."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying doesn’t think “your typical murder” deserves death , but goes back to a case like Newtown to say could be appropriate #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
“I think the state has to prove a compelling (case) to make me want to put someone to death. I don’t take it lightly,” he says. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Meanwhile, #Tsarnaev slouched in chair, facing opposite direction, looking into documents.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
“I think the state would have to show some good, some utility that would come from sentencing someone to death,” Juror answers. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
“I think there are times when we have to come together as a community and say we’re not going to tolerate these things.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror says till had child, Newtown: “I didn’t know it was possible to love someone so much…and my heart broke for those families.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
He bawled the whole drive home, listening to @NPR. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying he felt more affected by Newtown than he ever was by Boston Marathon, and “I don’t know why.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror asked if child's death would affect views, + says no: Quotes Dukakis, who said in 80s debate would want vengeance but would follow law

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
He's allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
His wife's brother-in-law is an FBI agent in Philadelphia formerly from this state. He's done for now. #Tsarnaev

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 665, an engineer for Boston Scientific (there have been a few of those already). He designs devices used in medical field. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
#Tsarnaev trivia: Juan Torruella, one of the justices who'll rule on relocating the trial, was an Olympic sailor in Puerto Rico. He is 81.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 665 explains his reluctance to impose death on #Tsarnaev: "There's no going back. It's a done deal."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying he’s unsure on guilt, he’s analytical, and so “being guilty and not guilty goes way beyond” what you’ve seen in media #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
On death penalty, he has no strong personal views: “That’s what we’ve decided collectively, and that’s the rule of law.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Miriam Conrad saying, are you aware that the law does not require anyone to hand out a life sentence? “I did not know that.” #tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying he’d go watch Marathon a few times, but never finish line. He watched explosions on TV, called it “surreal.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying this different than anything in media: “We’re in a different situation now. It’s not watching a television show."

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror lives a couple miles from the marathon route and went to watch runners compete April 15, 2013.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
The juror won't say whether he has a preset bias against #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
"In my mind we're in a different situation now. It's not watching a TV show. It's real life and it's very serious."#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 671, our next male,is a project manager for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Boston offices.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 671, he’s a project manager for EPA. Said would be open to case. “I was hoping I could be an objective juror.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 671 saying some co-workers forced to shelter-in-place, but he wasn’t in the area. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
He knows one of the witnesses from what sounds like long ago in New Bedford.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
And says he's "kind of on the fence" about capital punishment.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror saying was an “idealist” 20-something “dead set against” death penalty, but views have “evolved” over years. Still on fence, but………………

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev gently rocks chair until he catches a look from attorney Miriam Conrad

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 671, had a work relationship with one of witnesses in case. Would meet sporadically depending on “what the stage of the project was.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
“Is there anything about your relationship with him that would affect your view of him as a witness?” “No.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror saying he generally opposed to death, but would be slightly open, and Bill Weinreb wanting to see how open, if at all. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
“Some crimes are so heinous the death penalty may be appropriate(such as) unbelievably cruel, cold-blooded murder, on a big scale” #TSarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror leaning back in chair, elbow on chair arm, hand to chin, as if he's contemplating: His views on death penalty. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
"Are you confident you will be able to do it?" ..."Yes." He's allowed to leave. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Conrad and Weinreb squabbling across table over Juror 671. He's getting tired, flustered. The questioning ends.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 675. a woman, takes a long look at #Tsarnaev as she's seated.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 675. Her close friend hit in leg by shrapnel in explosions. Says doesn’t see regularly, but part of “close community” in North Shore.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
A close friend endured "multiple surgeries" on her leg after she was severely injured by shrapnel from one of the bombs.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
“I feel I could not be impartial.” Said tried to be objective, “but the more I thought of it….” She’s allowed to leave. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
She cannot be objective and the trial table sees it. Dismissed. #Tsarnaev does not look up.

Milton Valencia retweeted
The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe · 1h 1 hour ago
Updates: http://bit.ly/1ABhvJQ RT @MiltonValencia: "Are you confident you will be able to do it?" ..."Yes." He's allowed to leave #Tsarnaev

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 693, 2nd woman of day. Works in special ed program for local schools. Her ex-husband was a police officer in Cambridge, was long ago.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 693 is an elegant older woman whose ex-husband was a Cambridge cop.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 59m 59 minutes ago
She works or worked in special education for Woburn Public Schools. She gets tense talking about #Tsarnaev and his brother.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 60m 60 minutes ago
Juror 693, older, white-haired, looking nervous, recounting what she’s heard/read about case. Can you put that aside? “I’m not really sure.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 59m 59 minutes ago
“I just felt there was nothing to support him not being guilty, everything was leading toward that.” She’s allowed to leave. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 59m 59 minutes ago
And she, too, is dismissed. She bolts for the door.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 57m 57 minutes ago
Juror 697 will be our last today. He is a software specialist who works with pharmacies.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 58m 58 minutes ago
Juror 697, younger, stocky guy, plaid shirt, untucked, with a beard, nicely lined. He’s a software specialist for Meditech. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 56m 56 minutes ago
Has friend who served in Army, hit by an IED 4,5 years ago. Survived but friends died. “He’s still recovering from it, mentally.” #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 56m 56 minutes ago
His friend, in the Army, was in a Humvee hit by an IED several years ago. He is still recovering mentally, juror says.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 55m 55 minutes ago
Juror learned to speak Russian in high school but admits he's rusty now.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 54m 54 minutes ago
Juror says has no view on case “mainly because the media blows it out of proportion. I didn’t watch enough in the media to make a decision.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 51m 51 minutes ago
Juror 697 supports death "for certain crimes." He adds, "Nothing comes to mind I can use as an example."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 50m 50 minutes ago
Juror saying knows a Patty Campbell, not sure if it’s the one on witness list (mother of Krystle Marie Campbell). Gets no response #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 50m 50 minutes ago
On death penalty, “for certain crimes that are committed, it’s definitely a punishment that should be applied.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 48m 48 minutes ago
Mellin: Imagine where death penalty would be appropriate, and he says “for something like the Oklahoma City bombing, big trials like that.”

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 45m 45 minutes ago
Juror 696, the 256th interview, has a Jack Black thing going on looks wise.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia retweeted
The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe · 43m 43 minutes ago
BREAKING: US Supreme Court ruling could mean freedom for friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, attorney says
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...CgU8yU1tPpLAPQu0LkLL/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 42m 42 minutes ago
Juror saying he’d be open, but on media portrayal, he deserves death: “It portrays him as a terrorist...that’s basically the opinion I had.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 39m 39 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev shows no reaction as his lawyer David Bruck asks juror if a "terrorist murderer" should be executed.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 37m 37 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev leaning back, scratching at his hair. That juror is allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 37m 37 minutes ago
Juror: "I don't think life in prison would be good enough for that type of crime." #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 36m 36 minutes ago
That is it for the day. We've seen 256 jurors over 21 days.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 35m 35 minutes ago
That's it for us. Now we sit and wait ...#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 25m 25 minutes ago
The trial teams will meet after a break and, we expect, wrap up their magic 70. Mellin is smiling. That's all I need to know.#Tsarnaev
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Tsarnaev friend could be freed under Supreme Court ruling

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...CgU8yU1tPpLAPQu0LkLL/story.html?event=event25

 

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Milton Valencia retweeted
Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · Feb 25
I'm told the jury administrator is meeting with Judge O'Toole. Courthouse is definitely buzzing! #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 19h 19 hours ago
It's official, we are on to next stage of jury selection for #Tsarnaev trial.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 19h 19 hours ago
BREAKING: a sufficient number of qualified jurors for the #Tsarnaev trial have been identified.

Milton Valencia retweeted
The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe · 2h 2 hours ago
A breakdown of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev jury pool http://ow.ly/JGgU9

WBUR Live @wburLive · 19h 19 hours ago
Peremptory challenges for both parties will be on March 3, 2015 at 10am. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 19h 19 hours ago
Opening statements in #Tsarnaev now scheduled for a week from today, March 4.


WBUR Live @wburLive · 19h 19 hours ago
Opening statements and the formal seating of the jury are anticipated to begin on March 4, 2015. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 19h 19 hours ago
No public proceedings tomorrow and Friday. Motions to be argued Monday and final phase of impanelment Tuesday. Here we go ... #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 6h 6 hours ago
A fishy twist of fate for #Tsarnaev pals Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_op.../scotus_ruling_may_foil_trio_s_bomb_testimony …

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 6h 6 hours ago
Your guide to the week ahead in #Tsarnaev case:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_op.../scotus_ruling_may_foil_trio_s_bomb_testimony …

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Attorneys for Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev have moved this morning to dismiss the 30-count indictment against him, release info on potential jury.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Team #Tsarnaev charges African-Americans and people close to his age - 21 - were seriously underrepresented in the jury pool.


WBUR Live @wburLive · 5h 5 hours ago
#Tsarnaev's defense team filed a motion to dismiss the case and/or stay the trial.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Stop me if you've heard this one before - the sentencing of yet another friend of #Tsarnaev, this time Stephen Silva, is cancelled.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Silva once owned a handgun #Tsarnaev is suspected of using to murder MIT Police Officer Sean Collier. No new sentencing date set.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
#Tsarnaev lawyers have filed under seal new information supporting their change of venue argument before appellate justices.
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Opening remarks in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial set for March 4

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...-court-says/GWkXpYTLvqu4weVVxBkwyM/story.html
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The Dzhokhar Tsarnaev jury pool

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...l?hootPostID=86616cc1abe21aeeb63b722eaf800086
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Tsarnaev lawyers launch new effort to block Marathon bombing trial

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...mbing-trial/wriWFm0iSuKSrIeAAMWpMK/story.html
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Lawyers Of Marathon Bombing Suspect: Jury Pool Lacks Minorities

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/d...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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"Can life in prison be worse than death" ... for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sente...e-worse-than-death-for-dzhokhar-tsarnaev.html
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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 9h 9 hours ago
The @DMAnews1 has submitted its proposed jury instructions for "guilt phase" of Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev trial.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 9h 9 hours ago
7 pages long, this is essentially what prosecutors would like Judge O'Toole to tell the #Tsarnaev jury prior to Wednesday's openings.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 9h 9 hours ago
Mostly legalese, but instructions ask O'Toole to point out #Tsarnaev "starts out with a clean slate" in their eyes.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 8h 8 hours ago
Alleges #Tsarnaev conspired with late brother Tamerlan to bomb a public place and that his crimes killed four people.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 8h 8 hours ago
Also, that #Tsarnaev used a firearm and robbed an individual. Instructions are solid and easy for jury to absorb.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 8h 8 hours ago
Asks that jurors be banned from discussing or investigating #BostonMarathonBombing or #Tsarnaev thru social media. Boilerplate in 2015.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 8h 8 hours ago
Remember. there will be two separate but consecutive trials if #Tsarnaev is convicted, phase 2 being life or death.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 7h 7 hours ago
The alleged robbery victim is identified only as "D.M."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 7h 7 hours ago
This is the man prosecutors say the #Tsarnaev brothers carjacked.

WBZ Boston News @cbsboston · 29m 29 minutes ago
US Appeals Court: Marathon Bombing Trial Can Stay In Boston http://cbsloc.al/1aystXh

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U.S. Attorney MA @DMAnews1 · 19m 19 minutes ago
Tsarnaev trial to remain in Boston. Appeals court denies Second Petition for *mandamus.

https://twitter.com/DMAnews1
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*mandamus:

"[Latin, We comand.] A writ or order that is issued from a court of superior jurisdiction that commands an inferior tribunal, corporation, Municipal Corporation, or individual to perform, or refrain from performing, a particular act, the performance or omission of which is required by law as an obligation...

(man-dame-us) n. Latin for "we order," a writ (more modernly called a "writ of mandate") which orders a public agency or governmental body to perform an act required by law when it has neglected or refused to do so..."

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Mandamus+petition
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US Appeals Court: Marathon Bombing Trial Can Stay In Boston

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in U.S. District Court, December 18, 2014. (Sketch from Jane Rosenberg)


http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/27/us-appeals-court-marathon-bombing-trial-can-stay-in-boston/