Death-penalty arguments in Boston Marathon case include photo of Tsarnaev's obscene gesture
The government’s opening arguments in the punishment phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial began Tuesday with photos of four victims and ended with a photo of the defendant giving the camera the finger while in a federal holding cell.
The middle-finger gesture by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev occurred as he was being arraigned in July 2013, three month after the attack near the finish line of the race.
Arguing for the death penalty, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadine Pellegrini called Tsarnaev ”unrepentant, uncaring and untouched” by the crimes that killed four people, including a police officer during a shootout several days later, reports the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.).
The Associated Press, Boston.com and the Boston Herald also have stories.
The defense opted not to make an opening statement at this time.
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