Jury sentences Tsarnaev to death for Boston Marathon bombing
After just over 14 hours of deliberation, a jury has sentenced convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death by lethal injection. The jury declared that Tsarnaev had "intentionally killed" the marathon victims and found Tsarnaev guilty of an act of terrorism on all applicable counts. Only three jurors, however, believed that Tsarnaev was "susceptible" to the influence of his older brother, Tamerlan.
On April 8, Tsarnaev was convicted of all 30 counts against him — 17 of which carry the death penalty — in relation to the bombing, which killed three and injured hundreds in April 2013. Tsarnaev can still appeal the verdict.
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