Penalty Phase In Tsarnaev Trial Will Begin April 21

[Miles Archer]

Source: Huffington Post

BOSTON --The next phase of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, in which jurors will decide if the convicted Boston Marathon bomber gets the death penalty, begins on April 21.

The scheduling decision, announced Friday afternoon by District Court Judge George O'Toole, means that court will not be in session on the anniversary of the April 15, 2013, double bombing near the marathon's finish line. It also avoids the trial coinciding with this year's marathon on April 20.

The jury of seven women and five men convicted Tsarnaev on Wednesday of 30 charges, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and bombing of a public place.

The sentencing phase is essentially a mini trial. The same jury, as well as six alternates, will return to hearing testimony and decide if Tsarnaev gets the death penalty or life without parole.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/10/tsarnaev-trial-penalty-phase_n_7042802.html

[iandhr]

1. It can't be held the day of the marathon.

It's on Patriots day which is a public holiday in Massachusetts.

[davidpdx]

2. I hope he gets life in prison

He can stay there for the rest of his life and think about the people he murdered and maimed.

[Miles Archer]

3. I've said this before, but...

...if he goes to prison, unless EXTREME measures are taken to isolate him, it will become a death sentence. He's a trophy. Plain and simple.

[davidpdx]

4. They'll be forced to isolate him for his own safety

and the safety of the prison.

[jmowreader]

5. If he gets life it'll be in Supermax Florence along with the Unabomber and the Shoe Bomber

That joint specializes in taking EXTREME measures to isolate its prisoners. The word "cellmate" has never been spoken there.