Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Jury Trial - discussion *GUILTY*

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
A rough breakdown of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev jury pool, courtesy of @Abtran http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...rnaev-trial/spC2IAyCqUNPQouAJlwWEI/story.html … via @BostonGlobe

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Day 16 of jury selection in trial of accused #BostonMarathonBombing suspect Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev coming up in U.S. District Court.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
In courtroom, waiting for jury. Tsarnaev fumbled a bit pouring water, and there's a search for paper towels.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
So @Laurel_Sweet and I were told all jurors are here, they're just watching that jury service video they make you watch.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
#Tsarnaev will be starting this snow-abbreviated week in a dark suit.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Your pool reporters @Laurel_Sweet and @MiltonValencia told there are a whopping 21 potential jurors here today.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
And that suit may now be drenched. #Tsarnaev floods the trial table with a pitcher of drinking water. Many paper towels ensue.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
#Tsarnaev huddles with his defense team around their jury consultant's laptop computer. He's taking an active interest.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev hair update: Classic just rolled out of bed.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Still waiting on U.S. District Court Judge George A. O'Toole ... #Tsarnaev especially chatty this morning.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
OK, our pool has been reduced to 16 - an even split of 8 men, 8 women. #Tsarnaev slow to rise for their entrance.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Tsarnaev meanwhile sitting with jury defense team. His beard is growing back in

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
We have 16 jurors today, 8 men and 8 women. A few stealing glances of Tsarnaev while we wait for judge.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors get their glimpses in of #Tsarnaev, ponder who others in Courtroom 9 are.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Like the dozens who preceded them, #Tsarnaev jurors hearing why they're here for a death penalty case in liberal Massachusetts.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Collective thought bubble over #Tsarnaev jury: "How much snow are we getting this weekend?"#MAsnow

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
O'Toole greets trial teams: "I think I remember your names." Laughter. #Tsarnaev

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
First juror is 366. He is 158th juror, on what is now Day 13 of Voir Dire.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 366, a pear of a man. Middle-aged. Has a deep, base-like voice. A food service provider at a nursing facility.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 366, a man with a deep voice, is a food service supervisor in a nursing facility with pay issues. He's allowed to go.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror saying he recently lost years of service. No vacation time. Won’t get paid if called. Works hourly. He’s allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 369, younger man. Tall. Self-employed, does hardwood floors. Says service a hardship. “It will crush my business no question about it”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Judge lets him leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 369 is another man, one with a stern expression. "It will crush my business, no doubt about it." Installs hardwood floors.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
He, too, is shown the door.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Moving right along, Juror 370 is a woman who says she's been "trying to" avoid talk of the #Tsarnaev trial.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 370, middle-aged woman. Works at an assisted living facility, with elderly, goes through activities with them.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
She also gets paid hourly. Hasn’t talked to boss about whether she gets paid if serves. “I actually thought you did.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Judge tells her not necessarily so. She's also allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
She's an activity planner for an assisted living facility who has not planned for how she'll serve on the #Tsarnaev jury for months. Gone.

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 375 is a big friendly guy who's an academic advisor to undergrads @Suffolk_U . #Tsarnaev plays with a pen. Miriam Conrad stops him.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 375 recently worked with s student from Russia, #Tsarnaev, 21, is a Chechen national.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 375, big guy, an academic advisor at Suffolk. “I work with students, I help them stay on track with their studies.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
He also has not followed up with human resources to see if he will get paid, but he is salary. Judge letting questions continue.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
He’s telling judge he works with international students, one from Russia. Where in Russia? “To be honest I just don’t know.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror was saying yes, Tsarnaev guilty, actually no, unsure. Nonetheless, can suspend views to hear evidence.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
On the #BostonMarathonBombing: "I think everyone in the country was affected by it in some way."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Does not believe the death penalty "is ever a deterrent but I think it has the potential to provide Justice for the victims."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror instructs on presumption of innocence. “You think that if you were picked to be a juror in this case that you could do that?”….”Yes.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
O'Toole won't let Conrad explore the "everyone in the country" remark.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Conrad refers to a "question 93 on page 25" of the jury questionnaire. Talk about writer's cramp. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror saying his friend, a dentist, has office near Marathon finish line. But wasn’t injured, if that’s what you mean by “affected.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
“I think everyone in the country was affected by it, in some way.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
On death penalty, “I think it’s something that should be looked at on a case-by-case basis.” Ranked support a 5 of 10.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Doesn’t see death penalty as a deterrent though. “I believe it can provide justice for the victims.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 375 has a soft side: He writes poems in his spare time.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Conrad is taking her shot at O'Toole. He won't add fuel to the fire.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 376 acknowleges everyone, including #Tsarnaev, with a polite nod.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Miriam Conrad asking about his friends “affected.” He says they work on Boylston Street. Had to stay away from area. But didn’t see anything

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror says he was just confused of definition of word "affected."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Under questioning by Conrad, juror saying he is indeed “yes” on guilt. But can put presumptions aside. “You’re confident of that?” “Yes.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror was asked whether it would be hardship if he actually doesn't get paid. Said doesn't know but would be. Allowed to leave but seems in

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Conrad wanted to see if they could let juror call work, to see, but judge said no. Seems confident juror would get paid.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 376, a man, seems to be in 30s. He’s a delivery driver for Pepsi. Says could rework schedule if need be.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
No wonder he's a delivery driver for @pepsi! Suppose #Tsarnaev is a @DietCoke man?

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
He thinks he can make the loss of pay work. "My wife pays the mortgage mostly."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
"My wife pays the mortgage, mostly, so," he tells. Also, don't we get compensated? "Not by much," judge says.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Judge saying, “You sure?”….Juror responds, “I thought we didn’t have much choice.” Says everyone would get outa service if they could.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror had wrote “unsure” on opinion of guilt, and death penalty. “You can’t go by just what you see in the media.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Ranked support for death 6 of 10. Depends on background, upbringing “maybe something happened to them, they didn’t have a fair shake either"

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Says some cases death is lesser punishment. “Quite personally, I would prefer not to spend the rest of my life in jail.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
This juror fits in this mold>>>>Tsarnaev jurors have differing views on death as ultimate price http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...E2toBdVs5vD7Ukf1CcHL/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Weinreb asking, could you hear aggravating and mitigating factors? “I believe I could…you’d want to hear both sides.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
His 6-year-old son plays hockey after school. The wife is a financier for a company based in London.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Under question, juror saying would have to reschedule, but could. Wouldn't lose house, maybe fewer fishing trips this summer. No DisneyLand

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror says he listens to @HowieCarrShow 2-3 times a week. Reads him in The Herald. Knows his views on Tsarnaev.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
"Does that influence your reaction in any way?" "No...It's more comical...if you're from Boston you know Howie Carr."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
"Even if you're not from Boston you know Howie Carr," Judy Clarke responds

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Pool is back after day's first sidebar.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Prosecution's jury consultant leans in to whisper to AUSA William Weinreb.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Says if he was in shoes of #Tsarnaev and was convicted, "I'd prefer not to spend the rest of my life in jail."

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 376 says he'll miss fishing and going to @Disney with this gig, but won't lose his house.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror being grilled about his fandom of @HowieCarrShow - he listens 2 or 3 times a week and reads @BostonHerald.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
He recalls @HowieCarrShow talking about Dzhokhar's mother leaving the country because she was wanted for shoplifting. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying he could consider mitigating factors, "Like if he was beaten 23 hours a day, stuck in a closet." No more questions for him.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
#Tsarnaev, not moving, stares into space.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
A chilling glimpse of the future? #Tsarnaev droops as juror shudders at thought of "being stuck in a closet the rest of your life."

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
On to Juror 379, a female fitness instructor and personal trainer. "I have a lot of people who rely on me."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 379, sets in, gets comfortable. Puts glasses on. Judge seems to be waiting on her. She’s a fitness instructor and personal trainer.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She works at a health club, has private clients, teaches yoga. Explains why she comfortably got in to seated position.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror not sure why she wrote “no” on whether this would be a hardship. “I must have been in a rush to get out.” Says would be huge.

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

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Today's workout is her fast walk out the door.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
And with that we are up to Juror 385, a woman from Moscow with a thick accident. #Tsarnaev does not look at her.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 385, an epidemiologist. Works for a research institute at a VA. She lived in Moscow for a while, has thick Russian accent.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Her husband does statistical research at Brigham Women’s. She still has family abroad, stay in touch through Skype.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
She is an epidemiology analyst for the Veterans Administration. Her husband is a medical researcher @BrighamWomens.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
#Tsarnaev drains a cup of water, this time without incident.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
#Tsarnaev can't keep his hands out of his hair today

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
“He’s probably guilty, I don’t know for sure. On death penalty, I cannot make a decision right now, on one side or the other.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
“I also can tell you I might not be a good person for this role. Because I take it personal.” Her husband runs Marathons, coulda been there.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She left Moscow to come here 25 years ago with 2 young boys, like his family. “I know what brainwashing could be, it’s very disturbing.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Also, her brother lives in Israel, and she worries for him. “I am very much against extremism.” She’s allowed to leave

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror says she takes this case very personally because her brother lives in Israel. "I'm afraid of extremism." And she's gone,#Tsarnaev
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They're dropping like flies today :sheesh:

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 386, a man, a case manager at an organization that provides elderly services. Well dressed with sweater vest, clean trimmed beard.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Used to be a pastor of a church in Puerto Rico. “We used to go out in the streets, work with drug addicts, alcoholics.. take them to rehab.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 386 is a male case manager for Central Boston Elder Services, doing home visits.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
He was formerly a preacher in Puerto Rico before moving to Boston five years ago. He also writes poetry.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Temperature in Courtroom 9 more Antarctica than Puerto Rico.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying yes, Tsarnaev is guilty. Could put beliefs aside. “After I hear the evidence and all that, I might change my mind.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
"It’s 2 ez for a person 2 die, or 2 receive the (dp)..a person who committed a crime like this should be thinking about it rest of his life”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 386 said it's "too easy" to kill #Tsarnaev - he should spend the rest of his days reflecting on the #BostonMarathonBombing.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
His questionnaire states he will never impose death no matter what,#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying he'd go against death penalty, but if other jurors wanted it he could vote for it. Judge tells him he needs own assessment.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
"I don't believe in the death penalty," juror maintains, when asked again by defense. He's allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
One more "I don't believe in the death penalty" puts him out the #Tsarnaev revolving door.

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 390 is a medical assistant who works in the cancer ward of Massachusetts a General Hospital.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 390, a young woman. She’s a medical assistant at Mass General, but started late 2013, months after bombings.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
She started there in Oct, 2013, six months after the #BostonMarathonBombing flooded their emergency room with victims.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She works at cancer center, checks vital signs, assists in bone marrow biopsies. Checked with supervisor: Would get paid if called.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Her sister is a Marine, served in Afghanistan. See combat? “She doesn’t talk much about it.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She’s unsure on Tsarnaev’s guilt. “I don’t like to base it off what other people have said, so I’m unsure.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
“I don’t have any strong beliefs against the death penalty, but if someone is convicted of murder. There are consequences.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 390 has a 7-year-old son. One of the four alleged murder victims of #Tsarnaev is Martin Richard, 8.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 390 watched the April 19, 2013, manhunt for #Tsarnaev on TV with her son during the shelter in place.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror goes back + forth + judge pressing her. He asks her for gut check: “It’s really in the middle. I guess it depends on all the evidence”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror has a young boy, two years younger than Martin Richard, and prosecutor asks if that would influence her. “It might make it difficult.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Bruck asking if sister’s service in Afghanistan would affect her, if told a motive in crime. “No.” “Are you sure?” “Yes.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2h 2 hours ago
Her sister is a @USMarineCorps who served in Afghanistan.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Bruck getting juror to say she would pretty much hand out death if certain that murder was committed. She’s allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 391, does customer service for medical imaging company. Assumes company would pay for him, but not sure.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 391 is the 10th of today's 16. He provides customer support for a medical imaging company. His wife is sick and not working.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev, former captain of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin wrestling team, does some torso stretches.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
“I do come in …feeling he is guilty, but I could be persuaded. I’m not starting with presumed innocent, I’m starting with presumed guilt."

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror tells O'Toole, "I'm starting at presumed guilt." Turns out he was awakened by shooting. Out he goes.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
He was also connected to the events. "You were awakened by a shooting?" "Yes." he's allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 393, an older, gray-haired woman. She’s retired. Used to work at a nursing home. Her husband recently passed. He was a postal worker.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 393 is an older woman and there are hints from the trial table there may be an issue.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
She is a retired nursing home worker recently widowed. Her late husband was a postal worker.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
"I don't know much about this case," she tells Judge O'Toole.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
She’s unsure on guilt. “I don’t know much about this case. I never really got into it. I don’t know much about it at all.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 1h 1 hour ago
Juror 393 has served on a criminal jury before. She knows presumption of innocence. She’s Catholic, though. “Though shall not kill.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
But she knows where she stands on capital punishment: "I'm Catholic. Thou shalt not kill."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev gestures toward the woman, wants to make some point to his jury consultant. The juror seems confused, flustered.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 58m 58 minutes ago
She doesn't have a driver's license. Plans to pursue that this summer.
O'Toole: "That will be too late for this case."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 59m 59 minutes ago
Jurors son-in-law brought her to court. “I don’t drive yet, I hope to get a license this summer.” Says can take public transit.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 58m 58 minutes ago
Judge pressing juror on death penalty, and she’s saying she could listen to evidence and stay open. But Weinreb asking her if she really can

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 57m 57 minutes ago
Juror saying yes, she really could consider death. “I don’t know anything about this case, I don’t know anything at all.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 55m 55 minutes ago
Another case where a juror is back and forth on death penalty, and judge asks her for a gut check. “Could you do that?”… “No.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 53m 53 minutes ago
Bruck getting her to open up again: “Could you listen to all the evidence?” “Yes.” She’s allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 51m 51 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev taken out for the lunch break. Back at 2.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Back in session for Tsarnaev, myself and @Laurel_Sweet serving as pool reporters, only 2 to stand for judge.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
We are back with Juror 394, the 169th interview in #Tsarnaev case.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 394 is a pre-school teacher who does not use social media.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 394, a woman. In her 30s. She’s a pre-school teacher, kids are ages 3 to 5. She’s not “a social media user.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
She wrote, “I have said the defendant is guilty, I could not remain impartial.” She’s allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
She feels of law enforcement "We do as we're told" and would not be able judge their testimony critically.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
She's also certain #Tsarnaev is guilty. And so she is out of here.

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 395 is the executive assistant of the managing partner of a law firm's corporate division. She thinks #Tsarnaev did the deed.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
But she can keep an open mind - even if her husband can't. Awkward! #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror states, "For me, there are different degrees of guilt and I don't know where this falls .,,"#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 395, a middle-aged woman. She’s a legal secretary at a law firm, in corporate. Also worked for real estate lawyer. “Never a litigator”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Saying she’s formed an opinion, based on media, “but I realize that’s not all the information available to me.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
She’s also unsure about death. “I would to need hear to know all the facts before committing for or against the death penalty.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
She's saying she used to think she was against deat penalty, but realizes so many things to consider that it restarts that "inner dialogue."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
“For me, I believe there are different degrees of guilt,” she says.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Weinreb saying, could you actually vote death? “If I came to that decision based on the facts that were presented to me, yes.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
This lady seems a sure bet to be qualified. She is fair minded and confident in her answers and able to deal with pressure.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 395 allowed to leave after, it seems, both prosecutors and defense attorneys seem OK with her.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Next is Juror 396, wearing a long pink scarf. Almost looks like a religious scarf.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
She’s taking an advanced networking class. Has children at home. Says serving would be a hardship. She’ll get paid, but a general disruption

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 396 is a senior business analyst for an insurance company and tests software.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Her brother was a pilot in the @USNavy.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
She has enrolled in an advanced networking class toward completing her bachelor's degree.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Her brother was at Copley when bombs went off. Described scene to her. And her sister in law’s brother crossed finish line.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
She was in shelter in place, too. Bought Boston Strong merchandise, went to an event honoring MIT officer Collier. Says general support.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Her brother was near Copley Square when the bombs detonated. Her sister-in-law's brother had already crossed the finish line.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 396 has been an active supporter of events on behalf of alleged victims of #Tsarnaev, including @MIT Officer Sean Collier.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
#Tsarnaev is completely tuned out, engrossed in what may be one of his art projects.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Weinreb notes the juror gets emotional imagining how she'd feel about the death penalty if her child had been harmed.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
She supports dp, but mixed. “I’m a Catholic, it’s not personally up to me who decides.” But then thinks, “If this was 1 of my children...."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
She scaled her support of death penalty a 8 to 10. “It must be of heinous nature.” She struggles with actual vote though.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“I’m just conflicted as to whether or not I can sentence someone to death,” Juror 396 says. She’s allowed to leave.

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Table holds sidebar re: Juror 399, a home medical equipment company manager in Merrimack Valley.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 399, an older, gray-haired gentleman. Has the manners to wear a tie. Speaks in a deep voice

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
He manages a home medical equipment company, provides stuff like wheel chair, oxygen tanks. Primarily Merrimack Valley.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 399 does a lot of work with wheelchairs and tells table, "Most of my day is spent measuring butts."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
An older gent, he keeps tabs on his grade school @facebook page.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror, asked to cite credibility of police officers, saying some let it “go to their heads.” Says safest job cuz so well trained.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“Because media and Hollywood, it gets away a little bit,” he says. Says tragic when deaths, but no more tragic than truck driver deaths

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 399's dislike of cops causes #Tsarnaev to suddenly look up and listen - despite a random "Miami Vice" reference.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
The juror's ex-wife is a cop in Philadelphia.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Says the #BostonMarathonBombing is "none of my business. If it doesn't involve me, I don't need to be involved."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying he has no view here. “I know there’s stuff out there that does go on, but it doesn’t need my attention."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
"….If it doesn’t involve me, I don’t need to be involved.” Juror checked "unsure." Says what he really means is doesn't have idea about case

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“It’d be ez to sit around the house and say ‘I’d do that’. But until you’re faced with it. I don’t know what the evidence is, I don’t know.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying I don't know because I don't know, and he has no questions from neither prosecutors nor defense. Allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
This is Juror 400, looks in 30s. He's involved in IT, sets up software on computers, takes support calls.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Holy smokes we've just hit the Juror 400 milestone. He does tech support for a global computer company.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
This is Juror 400, the 16th of the day, and the last of the day. He's the 173rd in Voir Dire over 13 days.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
He wrote “unsure” on #Tsarnaev guilt. “I would need to see all the facts.” Judge asks if seen news reports, then acknowledges, “who hasn’t.”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
His childhood friend is a state police detective who cracks insurance fraud cases.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
He could also vote for death penalty, or not. “I’d have to be swayed one way or another.” Ranked support for dp at a 7 of 10.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“I’m not looking for it every time, but I feel it should be used if necessary, rather than not used at all.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
No questions from defense, or prosecutors from this guy. He's allowed to go.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
That's it for today's jurors. There's now been 173 interviewed to sit on #Tsarnaev trial.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 1h 1 hour ago
While loving today's juror ode to "Miami Vice", the cutting-edge buddy cop show went off the air four years before #Tsarnaev was born.
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I'm past the 5 article limit at the Boston Globe

The Boston Globe ‏@BostonGlobe 5h5 hours ago
A breakdown of the jury pool in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial http://ow.ly/ITAHR

 

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Watertown Chief on Boston bombers

"Shortly after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was officially charged for the Boston Marathon attack, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell interviewed Watertown Police Chief Ed Deveau, whose police force brought the manhunt to an end. Duration: 19:02"

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/watertown-chief-on-boston-bombers-397590595618

 

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Publicity Complicates Jury Selection for 3 Major US Trials

http://54.211.75.16/timeline/#id/269