November 2014 trial set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tsarnaev
A jury trial is set to commence in the US case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on November 3 of this year, according to a note appended to the defendant’s docket Wednesday.
Boston Bombing suspect Tsarnaev moves for trial date no earlier than Sep. 2015
Following the recent decision by US prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the defense team has moved for the trial to start no earlier than September 2015, according to a status report filed jointly by the defense and prosecution Monday.
Tsarnaev’s “betrayal” of the US contributed to death penalty decision
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s “betrayal of the United States” after having obtained citizenship in the country is among the factors that would justify capital punishment if he is convicted, according to a notice of intent to pursue the death penalty filed Thursday by US prosecutors.
US prosecutors to pursue death penalty against Tsarnaev
US Attorney General Eric Holder has chosen to pursue the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Prosecutors seek to push back trial date for Tsarnaev’s college friends
Prosecutors have moved to push back until June 30 the start date for the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies Dias Kadyrbayev, Azamat Tazhayakov, and Robel Kidane Phillipos.
Trial date set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect’s college buddies
Trial is set to begin on June 23 in the cases of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies Dias Kadyrbayev, Azamat Tazhayakov, and Robel Kidane Phillipos.
Tsarnaev defense team granted more time to consider challenging venue
The defense team for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been granted additional time to file for a hearing in a different venue, the case docket revealed Tuesday.
US allocates over $8.3 million to support Boston Marathon bombing victims
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that $8,355,648 would be allocated to organizations directly supporting victims, witnesses, and first responders present at the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing and effected by its aftermath.
Tsarnaev defense team, prosecutors grapple over venue-change motion deadline
US federal prosecutors are at odds with suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense team over the filing deadline for a Motion to Change Venue.
US prosecutors lift some of Tsarnaev’s heightened incarceration restrictions
Certain of the restrictive measures previously imposed against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been lifted.
Tsarnaev defense team wins audio recordings, loses other discovery bids
The US federal court adjudicating the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev denied numerous requests for discovery filed by the Tsarnaev defense team, but granted the defense team’s motion to compel audio recordings of certain phone calls made in Tsarnaev’s prison facility, according to court documents.
Prosecutors to make Tsarnaev death penalty recommendation this week – report
US prosecutors have postponed until the end of this week their self-imposed deadline for submitting a death penalty recommendation in the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev.
Prosecutors clash with Tsarnaev defense over death penalty protocol
In anticipation of Tuesday’s status conference, US prosecutors have challenged a request by the defense team for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzohkhar Tsarnaev that the court address issues that have arisen in light of the Attorney General’s pending decision on whether to pursue the death penalty, according to a series of recent court filings.
In-laws of deceased Boston bombing suspect questioned by grand jury
The parents of Katherine Russell, widow of deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, answered questions before a federal grand jury Thursday, CNN reported citing the widow’s attorney Joshua Dratel.
Details of injuries sustained by Tsarnaev prior to capture unsealed
Explicit details of the injuries sustained by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during the course of the violent manhunt that led to his capture – including a skull-base fracture and a gunshot wound to the face and mouth – have been released in the form of freshly unsealed court documents.
Barry Cohen to take on Todashev case in the US
Renowned Florida-based attorney Barry Cohen will head up the defense team representing Abdulbaki Todashev, whose son Ibragim Todashev was killed at the hands of FBI agents during questioning in May, Todashev's father told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
Tsarnaev’s college buddies plead not guilty to obstruction of justice charges
Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to obstruction of justice charges connected with the investigation into the tragic explosions that left three dead and upwards of 200 injured near the finish line of the enormously popular marathon in April.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies indicted in US
Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were indicted Thursday by a US federal Grand Jury for their alleged efforts to impede the investigation into the tragic explosions that left three dead and upwards of 200 injured near the finish line of the enormously popular and highly prestigious marathon in April.
ACLU calls for new investigations into Todashev death
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants two US states, Florida and Massachusetts, to open their own investigations into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shooting death of a Chechen immigrant acquainted with one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
FBI orders Florida examiners not to release Todashev autopsy – report
A medical examiner’s office in Florida claims to have been ordered by the FBI to refrain from releasing an autopsy report on the death of Ibragim Todashev, who was shot and killed in May during an FBI interview connected with the pending Boston Marathon bombing investigation, Boston Globe reported Tuesday.