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Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Found Guilty

Apr 8 2015 - 11:22am

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty in a verdict announced on Wednesday. The five men and seven women of the jury deliberated for 11 and a half hours before reaching the verdict. There were a total of 30 federal charges against Tsarnaev [1], who is 21 years old, and he was found guilty on all 30 counts. Those charges included bombing of a public place and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, and 17 of the counts carry a possible death penalty. Next, the trial will move into a penalty phase [2], and a judge will hear testimony from both sides before deciding whether Tsarnaev receives the death penalty.


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