Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Jury Trial - discussion *GUILTY*

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
We are back in #Tsarnaev with Juror 598, a tall man, middle-aged.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 598 is a tall man. He works as a house painter. He is his own contractor and does not have a crew. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
He’s a self-employed contractor, paints houses. Says work would be difficult, but, “I’m sure it’s a hardship for anyone.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
"I'd be honored to serve," he says. Calls it civic duty, “enamored” by jury video he watched in morning with Justice Roberts citing duty.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 5h 5 hours ago
#Tsarnaev appears to be studying juror 598 intently.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 598 explains he is unsure about #Tsarnaev's guilt because "the only source I have for this case is the media."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror saying media has narrative, “You usually have to filter through the bs…The only thing that would matter to me would be the truth.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
His wife may have donated to One Fund, through all social media stuff she does, but he doesn’t know. Has no Boston Strong gear.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror gets philosophical on death penalty, spiritually opposed, but it can be deterrent in premeditated crimes. Goes back and forth.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 598 says that he's "been on both sides" of the death penalty. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
“It seems an unfair question, without seeing the facts of the case, facts of the matter.” Doesn’t know what like to make that decision

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror tall, animated, loud in front of mic. "Seems without trial going on, without all evidence, without seeing all the facts in matter..."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
When I say animated, I mean waving hands, slapping papers on desk. Not shouting, but loud. Almost pleading about judicial system. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“I can be impartial, because any preconceived notion I have means nothing to me in life. All that matters is there r 2 sides to every story”

WBUR Live @wburLive · 5h 5 hours ago
The prosecution has no questions for juror 598. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 598 thinks it is very important to hear #Tsarnaev's side in the trial before he forms an opinion of guilt.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 597 repeats "I just don’t see the point in having any preconceived notion about it.” He is sent out. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
With no more questions, he's allowed to leave.

 

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WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
We are now in the 600's. Next up juror 602. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 602's wife is a RN. He drives a concrete mixer for work. Finances are a big concern for his family as they may have a child. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 602, a big guy, lumberjack shirt and a beard. He’s a truck driver. His wife is a nurse in North Shore.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying serving would be a hardship, would lose earnings, has to pay mortgage and just learned he and wife expecting. Allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 603, a woman. Her husband is a business analyst with NSTAR. She works in IT, in electronic medical records.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 603 thinks #Tsarnaev is guilty "If there’s something I haven’t seen that proves he’s not guilty I'd be willing to look at that.”

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 603 tells Judy Clarke "maybe not" she could not set aside her previous views. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying #Tsarnaev is guilty, from media reports, surveillance, but that’s all she’s seen. She can stay open.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
She was in Watertown, in shelter in place. Bought a Boston Strong wristband, but nothing more.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
On death penalty, “I don’t have any strong views, for or against.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 603 has a friend who ran the Marathon. Crossed finish line earlier, but couldn’t get to transportation, to leave. Stuck by government.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Through all this, says no bias: “I would hope that everyone could make a judgment on evidence presented, and only on evidence presented.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Worked in Somerville, lived in Watertown, friend was at finish line, “How would that affect your ability to sit as a juror in this case?”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“I believe I can leave that behind and just judge based on the facts of the case,” she says, pausing to recognize. “I don’t know…maybe not.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Says she knows she should be coming in here presuming not guilty, but recognizes, maybe not. She’s allowed to leave. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 603 tells Judy Clarke, "I should be going in with an assumption of not guilty, but I’m not.” And she is sent out. #Tsarnaev

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Judge letting defense ask next juror about past tweets, over govt objections, but don’t need to put copies in face as if to surprise them

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“These are plain old citizens, we don’t need to embarrass them," Judge said.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605, big guy, white beard +curly hair. He’s a middle school teacher, math and science. Once applied to US Marshals, after Navy service

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605 is up next. Both he and his wife are graduates of UMass Dartmouth. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605 is a teacher. He teaches middle school STEM. Used to teach high school math. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605 is a retired member of the navy. He once applied to be a US Marshal, but was unsucessful. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
J605 on #Tsarnaev's guilt “I don’t believe in people being tried by the media, so I was unsure at the time I answered the questionnaire.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying he has no opinion on the case: “I don’t believe in people being tried in the media.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
His daughter has a Boston Strong shirt, “I can’t think of many people who weren’t wearing Boston Strong shirts at that time.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror supports death penalty, says it’s a “tool” that can be used in justice system, when facts support it.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
First scaled it a 10, but acknowledges could be mitigating circumstances. Points to a woman who murdered to avoid domestic violence.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“If there are mitigating factors, of course I would consider them,” the juror says. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605 "supports the death penalty when supported by facts and law." #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605 had no reactions to the marathon bombing. " I spent my life in the military. It was another tragic event.” #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605 believes that terrorists "should absolutely" be killed. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605: "I don’t believe in revenge. I believe in justice." #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Conrad asking about juror's travels, has he been to Middle East? "Yes, I was stationed in the Persian Gulf."

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
So, if you heard that a motive to bombings was for military involvement in Middle East? >>Judge says would inform him, but not affect him.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Tells Conrad had no reactions to the bombings: “I spent my life in the military, maam, it was another tragic event.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror denying that he followed the news, posted anything on Facebook page. Said doesn’t recall. Miriam shows him a posting.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
After arrest, he had written, “It’s God’s jobs to judge the terrorists, it’s our mission to arrange the meeting. US Marines.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying felt the same when Navy snipers stopped the Somali pirates. Conrad asks, so they deserve to die? “Terrorists, absolutely.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying he doesn't consider #Tsarnaev a terrorist....yet.....would have to convict him.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Wife, a UMass Dartmouth student, “was saddened, she was outraged, scared…that these kinds of things could happen in our borders.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
She was scared, didn't want to go back. It's where Tsarnaev +friends attended. They opened up home during law enforcement search of campus

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Al Chakravarty objecting to reading of postings, saying Conrad trying to hype argument for media.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 605 is allowed to leave. That's all for him. We will return from lunch at 2:45. #Tsarnaev

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
The Dzhokhar Tsarnaev jury pool http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...rnaev-trial/spC2IAyCqUNPQouAJlwWEI/story.html … via @BostonGlobe

 

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WBUR Live @wburLive · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 608 is the first potential juror after lunch. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 608 used to be an actuary. Her husband was a public school music teacher. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror 608, retired. She was an actuary. Husband was a music teacher. His cousin was killed in 9/11.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 2h 2 hours ago
J608 "I'd tent to air on the side on not imposing the death penalty" if there was any possibility the defendant could be innocent. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying, with #Tsarnaev guilt doubted by others, she’d want/expect prosecutors to prove the case.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She'd have to find, “Did the defendant really do this…if you have a case in capital punishment, you can’t really change that.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror saying this case also made her think of death penalty in general, and she has no view. "I'm not for it, I'm not against it." #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Judge explaining process to juror, an older woman, short-hair, glasses. “Can you do that?” “I could…though I’ve never done this before.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She's laughing out loud as she starts to understand the process.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Judge recognizing second part of trial now, for sentencing: “There’s a total middle ground, either way.” She gets it, “I’m a mathematician.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
Juror getting introspective, thinking why we would have death as a punishment, why we going through process, does she have a strong feeling

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She picked a 7 of 10 in support, but “just because society feels the death penalty is the worst, I don’t necessarily feel that way.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 2h 2 hours ago
She's allowed to leave, and that's it for day. That's 235 jurors over 19 days.

WBUR Live @wburLive · 2h 2 hours ago
That's all for day 19 of voir dire. We heard from 10 potential jurors bringing the total up to 235 total. #Tsarnaev

WBUR Live @wburLive · 2h 2 hours ago
Court will resume on Monday for the #Tsarnaev trial
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Prospective Juror in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Trial Cites Video of Backpack

http://www.necn.com/news/new-englan...-Trial-Cites-Video-of-Backpack-293025401.html

 

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Milton Valencia retweeted
WBUR Live @wburLive · 3h 3 hours ago
Today's jury selection for #Tsarnaev was postponed without explanation. It is expected to resume tomorrow morning.

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 6h 6 hours ago
Day 23 of jury selection in #Tsarnaev is going forward this morning. Attorneys are headed to Courtroom 9.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Pool reporters @Laurel_Sweet and myself settling into Day 20 of Voir Dire in #Tsarnaev jury selections. We've seen 235 jurors so far

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Judge O'Toole wants 70 qualified jurors before the final stage, and as of last Wednesday he had "provisionally" qualified 61. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Clerk just told those in the court we have 13 prospective jurors today. #Tsarnaev sitting, chatting, laughing with lawyers.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
#Tsarnaev talking a blue streak this morning.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Will this be the last day of voir dire? We have 8 men and 5 women still to hear from.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Team #Tsarnaev sizing up today's group as Judge George A. O'Toole schools them on delivering a death sentence.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
The 13 jurors for the day have been brought in for #Tsarnaev proceedings, we have eight men and five women. Judge giving instructions.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
This just in: Judge O'Toole rejected #Tsarnaev defense request to ban "supporters" from outside courthouse: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...-courthouse/x2TJ8o7Ck0h8XtA8cs1rBI/story.html …

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
The judge had apparently issued the ruling in a closed conference hearing in January, but only entered in public record just now. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
#Tsarnaev swipes a tissue from the table box as jurors depart room.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 612, a middle-aged man, slight accent. A registered nurse at Beth Israel. Works in oncology department.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
The 236th juror interviewed is 612, a man and registered nurse at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center who works in oncology.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror saying not sure if he will be able to tweak his schedule to meet 36 hour a week workload, but judge moves on. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Checked “unsure” on #Tsasrnaev guilt, media was a “one-way direction. It was what the media was saying. But the evidence was pretty strong.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Can you put presumptions aside? “Not at this point, anymore, I don’t think I would be able to do that.” #Tsarnaev He's allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 617. She’s a self-employed copy editor. “That means I read really bored technical manuals and make sure other people understand them.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Saying would be difficult to keep up with workload. She’s allowed to leave. “That’s it? Oh, thank you. Have a nice day!," says to laughs.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
We move on to Juror 617, a freelance copy editor who "reads really boring technical manuels.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Her schedule will make it hard for her to serve. "Thank you!" she joyfully exclaims when sent home.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
With that we're all the way up to Juror 619, a woman who is a produce clerk for Shaw's Supermarket.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 619, she’s a produce clerk at a Shaw’s Supermarket. Paid hourly. Says only gets Thursdays and Saturdays off. She’s allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
She'll be hard hit financially if chosen.
She is not. Three down.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Next: Juror 621, an internal auditor and long lanky male with many business trips on his calendar.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 621's father was a federal prosecutor in south Florida. His late maternal grandmother was Muslim like #Tsarnaev.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror 621, a younger man. He’s an internal auditor at State Street, “I analyze properties for risk.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 5h 5 hours ago
Juror wrote on questionnaire his grandmother, from mom’s side, was Muslim. Didn’t know much about her. #Tsarnaev looking in other direction.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying could try to remain open case, though does have “pre-notions. It would be a lot to prove not guilty.” He’s allowed to leave.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Says it would take "severe mind convincing" to persuade him #Tsarnaev is not guilty. And out goes Juror 621.

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 623 is a tall, thin older man who works at Boston Scientific as an engineer for medical equipment.#Tsarnaev is absorbed in reading.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
His wife, a retiree, used to investigate toxic waste dumps in Rhode Island.#Tsarnaev

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 623, an older man, mustache, has a wool Charlie Brown style sweater. He’s an engineer at Boston Scientific, in equipment maintenance.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror speaking of raising a foster son, Haitian, and being looked at as Caucasian parent. Also, son’s stories of profiling for “being black”

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
He raised a Haitian foster son he believes was the target of racial profiling by police.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
"You see things that happen to people," he says. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Side note: It will be come one, come all for #Tsarnaev lovers and haters alike.
Judge O'Toole will not bar demonstrators from courthouse.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
O'Toole has not issued a formal written opinion. Lawyers for #Tsarnaev sought to broom from view "prejudicial" displays jurors might see.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Meanwhile, another furious flurry of sealed motions and exhibits filed today as jury selection nears end.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
The death penalty concerns Juror 623 because "you can't undo it."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying has presumptions, but can b open. Hear evidence. Believes he can. “There’s no real measure of whether you can or not” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Judge won’t ban protesters at Tsarnaev trial http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...ZPnaxz2J3MO8jI8OW7DL/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying opposed to death penalty, “you can’t undo it,” but says “never really had a chance to talk about it.” Scaled support a 2 of 10.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying would oppose death most of time. “I suppose there’s maybe a case out there, but I haven’t seen it.” #Tsanaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“Would I ever decide death to be the appropriate punishment? The answer would be no.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 623 allowed to leave, after indicating he couldn't be swayed from opposition to death penalty. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror points to too many botched executions of late. "If you can't actually kill somebody, what's the point?"#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
No matter how many ways the trial table asks, he's firm: "No" to capital punishment. And no to Juror 623.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Here comes Juror 628. But pool sent out on sidebar returns to find him already gone!#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 628 comes in, there's a sidebar, and when we come back Juror 628 is gone. #Tsarnaev.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
We're already halfway through today's jurors and the first six have clearly been rejected.#Tsarnaev

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Let's see how Juror 634 does. She is an attractive dark skinned woman who works as a receptionist for a law firm.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
The law firm it so happens represents the family of #BostonMarathonBombing victim Martin Richard, 8. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 634, a receptionist/administration at a law firm “that is representing the little boy’s family.” (Martin Richard) Allowed to leave.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 637, a teacher, graduate of UMass Dartmouth (where #Tsarnaev attended), but it was ‘91, or ‘92. Won’t affect him. #tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 637 is a teacher, nattily dressed to please Judge O'Toole in a suit.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
He is an alum of UMass Dartmouth, where #Tsarnaev was enrolled when he was arrested in 2013.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
His wife is a nurse who works with brain injuries and disease at Rhode Island Hospital.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Breaking: Tomorrow's planned change of plea by #Tsarnaev pal Khairullozhon Matanov has been delayed to March 24.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Matanov, you'll recall, took #Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan to dinner the night of the #BostonMarathonBombing.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Matanov is charged with destroying and covering up evidence and lying to federal agents investigating the #Tsarnaev brothers.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Not a leap to suggest the postponement has to do with #Tsarnaev trial not starting yet.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
He was on Twitter, but deleted it after learned students were stalking him there, principal recommended. Said nothing bad though. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 637 presumed guilt, on “information I had from the media. It was all I had…I realize there’s more to the case.” Could b open #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror is wearing a sports coat, and tie. Looks nervous. Takes glasses off to read paper. Asks for glass of water.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
His favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird." But Weinreb wants to know if he can kill #Tsarnaev.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror: "I never thought I would be asked these questions in my life. I want to do what's right for the law and ... everybody."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Meanwhile, more sealed motions pouring in. May be from prosecution. Pellegrini and Mellin in court, but absent from table.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“I don’t believe the death penalty is morality right, but I have never been called to demonstrate that, or support that..." #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
"…I can’t say until I see all the evidence," he says. "I honestly can't say I"m gonna vote one way or another." #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
He’s an English teacher. Ruled out word “never,” but wants to lean toward “it would be very difficult” to hand out death penalty. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror speaks of fav book To Kill a Mockingbird and how Atticus Finch “sticks to his guns” in moral dilemmas, and wants to follow that rule.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror saying he’s so open to case he’s nervous. “I think I can go either way, and that troubles me.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
“I want to do what is right for the law and for everyone,” he says. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Weinreb asks if has to prove death penalty ethical. “I’m considering it. Everything that’s coming up, I’m considering what my beliefs are”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 4h 4 hours ago
Miriam gets juror to say is mind "is in flux," that he has not already made a decision, and he agrees. He's allowed to leave. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 4h 4 hours ago
Juror 637 looking like a winner. O'Toole calls for 10 minute respite. #Tsarnaev asks strapping bodyguards if they want him at the door.

 

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Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
We're back with Juror 638.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
She seems perky. She is a supervisor for the Department of Developmental Services.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 638, a younger http://woman.Works for Department of Developmental Services. “We try to teach people everyday living skills.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror saying service wouldn’t be a problem. “As long as I get my mileage back, I’m good to go.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror saying she’s open to case: “I have not sat in the courtroom and heard what the attorneys and prosecutors have to offer.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror was flustered by instructions, but saying she understands, can be open. Can also choose death, chose support 9 of 10. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 638 does not follow the news so claims to have no preconceived opinions of #Tsarnaev or his fate.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
She is suddenly flustered, red-faced, giggly and tongue-tied. "I'm so sorry!" she blurts out.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
“If enough evidence was proven that it was absolutely horrific, then something could qualify for the death penalty.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
From media, “I know there was a bombing at the Marathon, I knew they were looking for people, and they found someone in a boat." #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
“I apologize to the news media, but I don’t like anything they put on TV. I don’t like newspapers.” A glance at me +@Laurel_Sweet #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 638 allowed to leave after maintaining she's open to case, death penalty.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Prosecutors pass on asking her any questions.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
" I apologize to the news media, but I don't believe anything they put on TV. I don't like the newspapers."#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
She barely remembers the #BostonMarathonBombing and looked quizzical when #Tsarnaev lawyer Judy Clarke asked about the manhunt.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
She is clearly wholly devoted to her patients and their world.#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 638 allowed to leave after maintaining she's open to case, death penalty.

 

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Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 645, middle-aged man, owns and runs a meat factory, manufacturing ground beef and beef patties. Serving could be touch.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror 645 will be No. 10 today already.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
He is an older man who owns a company that makes hamburgers - $4 million worth a year. Not such a grind.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Except that he is one of only 8 employees and handles all the equipment repairs to "meat" demands.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
The juror's belief that #Tsarnaev is guilty is based on "hearsay in the media," he admits.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror came with presumption but says can put aside: “Even though we’ve seen what’s happened in the media...can you actually say it was him?”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror’s two sisters in laws were at the finish line Marathon Monday, but left before explosions went off. They bought Boston Marathon shirts

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
On the death penalty, Juror 645 says, "Do people deserve it? Yes, if it warrants it."#Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror saying, “am I for the death penalty? If it warrants it…could I go either way? It’s what the evidence says.”

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror saying life without parole as bad as prison, “because you’re never going to leave prison. Ever.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Under questions, juror saying could let his adult son run meat business but he doesn’t know yet how to fix machines if they broke. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
"It would be on my mind all day long," he says. #Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Life, he says, "is almost the same as the death penalty because you're never going to leave prison. Is life really worth living?"#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev focused on reading stacks of trial team documents.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
He tells Miriam Conrad if picked to serve he will be worrying all day. "My father's law was 'Never let your customers go away.' "#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Clarification: The women at the 2013 marathon were his wife's sisters, not his.#Tsarnaev

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
When #Tsarnaev was allegedly hiding in the boat in Watertown April 19, 2013, Mr. Burger "had a ferry to catch" to Martha's Vineyard.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev strokes his beard, does some light stretching, makes a clatter with paper water cup.

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror has 2 other young sons, age of Martin Richard, saying it wouldn’t change the way he looks at evidence. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror, confused, sayin always vote for death for capital murder, then saying he’d be open to arguments. Judge asks him to explain. #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
“I’m always open for the death penalty, but based on the evidence…I could go either way till I get the list of all the facts.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
Juror looks relaxed. Sits back of chair whole time. “You really could go either way, but it comes down to the evidence presented.” #Tsarnaev

Milton Valencia @MiltonValencia · 3h 3 hours ago
That Juror allowed to leave. Judge taking lunch break, to 2:30.

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 3h 3 hours ago
Judge O'Toole calls for one hour lunch break. Three more jurors to hear from. #Tsarnaev takes his leave, tightly circled by security.