Curious as to what we all think will be the sentence for Tsarnaev.

[cwydro]

Not what we might want personally - just what we think will be the jury's sentence.

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	Sentenced to life without parole
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[cwydro]

1. I voted life without parole.

My friends seem to think so too.

Seems unlikely for a death penalty vote in Mass. But, who knows?

Life without parole is my preference as well.

[yeoman6987]

2. I'm think life without parole due to his age and

Influence from his brother. If not for those I think they would vote death penalty.

[cwydro]

3. There's so much emotion involved in this case.

The parents of that little 8 year old asked that the death penalty be taken off the table.

I hope the jury comes through and we can just put a period on this whole horrid saga.

[yeoman6987]

4. I agree. I really think it will be life w/o parole

Of course that will not be a picnic either.

[cwydro]

5. No, it won't be.

And as much as I hate to admit that I feel this way; it will make me grimly satisfied to see them cuff him and take him away forever.

[yeoman6987]

6. Yep. Me too.

[avebury]

7. The longer the jury is out, the greater the chance that he will

get life without parole. It only takes one juror to vote against the death penalty to deep six that option.

[cwydro]

19. Agree.

I wonder if they'll return a sentence today.

[morningfog]

8. Life. Thank you Judy Clark for you work. And Sister Prejean.

I think Sister Prejean was his life saver. It was her testimony, in my opinion, that will make the difference. I hope so anyway. I think she gave the jurors enough.

The judge made some bad rulings yesterday though.

[cwydro]

9. I've missed the rulings.

Only kept up with the case kind of in and out during my days.

I did hear that Sister Prejean was there. That surprised me, though I don't know why.

I don't care for Tsarnaev one whit. I really don't care what sentence comes back, but I prefer the life in prison sentence. I think that is what the jury will choose.

Wonder if we'll know tomorrow?

[morningfog]

10. The judge refused to instruct the jury that

if they did not return a unanimous sentence of death that he would automatically get life in prison. He told them only that to sentence to death it had to be unanimous. Since there is no other question for them at this point they are given the impression that if they don't all agree, the result is a hung jury rather than automatic life.

Sister Prejean was a bit of a rabbit in the hat or ace in the hole. Her visits were discrete.

[cwydro]

12. Interesting.

I hate it when judges are not clear.

I served on a jury with that same issue.

[bigwillq]

11. Life without parole

is what I am hoping for.

[cwydro]

14. Me too.

I'm thinking a better poll would have been to ask what DUers WANTED to see happen!

[bigwillq]

15. The poll is fine.

It's just a DU poll after all.

[cwydro]

16. Lol.

Very true.

[F4lconF16]

17. Be careful what you wish for.

What DUers want for Tsarnaev was eye opening. I can pm you my post on it if you want.

[cwydro]

24. Sure. nt

[Agschmid]

22. This already happened and it was frustrating to see the outcome...

Apparently we aren't as Progressive as we think...

[aikoaiko]

13. Life w.o parole.

[TDale313]

18. I would like to see life w/o parole.

I think it is likely to be the death penalty, though. This jury was death penalty qualified beforehand, meaning they had to say they would be willing to impose a death sentence if the law called for it. Those who said they opposed the death sentence in all cases were not eligible. Which means you would need for a jury who feels there are cases where it's appropriate to find it not justified in this case.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. Hopefully a juror will refuse to vote for death

This should not be an outcome of any crime.

[Agschmid]

21. It's Mass...

Even with a "death qualified" jury I don't see us giving the death penalty.

[cwydro]

25. My opinion also.

Now, if this jury was in Texas - they'd probably have been out an hour and back with death.

[Gormy Cuss]

30. I agree.

While there are plenty of Bay Staters who are fine with the death penalty the odds are long that this entire jury would agree to it.

[Agschmid]

31. And we all got it wrong.

What a shitty decision.

[cwydro]

34. Gotta admit

that I'm very surprised.

[Gormy Cuss]

35. I think the judge's decision to keep the jurors from knowing about the default sentence

of life without parole may have swayed some jurors. Will be interesting to hear what the jurors say.

[sendero]

23. Life..

.... without parole.

I don't really care what they do with the guy so long as he is never a free man again.

[earthside]

26. I think they will vote for a life sentence.

For this guys sake, however, I hope they sentence him to death.

Frankly, at his age, a life sentence is much crueler punishment than death.

I'm for justice and punishment for what he did, but a life sentence is torture.

[CTyankee]

27. I think Sister Prejean had an effect on the jury.

Of course, I don't know. I just think she did. She can make the moral case against the death penalty...

[MADem]

28. There are a good many 'still practicing' Catholics in MA.

Sr. PreJean may have brought with her a bit of church-ish moral authority.

[cwydro]

29. That's a good point.

As others have said, I just cannot imagine a death sentence coming from a Massachusetts jury.

I'm an opponent of the DP anyway; amazing we're the only western nation still using it.

[XemaSab]

32. What do I win?

[bigwillq]

33. A ticket to the execution.

[XemaSab]

36. Just what I always wanted!