catherine, the evidence here seems overwhelming. do you think prosecutors will seek the death penalty? i think it s too early to tell and it ought to be too early to tell. massachusetts is not one of the states that has the death penalty and the federal government has been somewhat respectful in whether or not they seek that particular in this circumstance. we have a 19-year-old, we don t know who was leading who, what other involvement. so it s too early to answer that question. now, let me ask you, kelly, the new york times reported at the brefiiefing today in the suspect s hospital room. the brief bedside proceeding began when judge bowler asked a
were read to him today at the hearing with the judge and michael isikoff just said that makes the issue moot. do you feel as a prosecutor for almost a dozen years that the issue is moot and does the fact that they just read him his rights now affect anything? well, to the extent he was able to communicate at all before the court appearance and before his rights were read to him, that means that particular issue is still relevant and still alive. it s not clear and i don t think we understand what information was obtained in that. i would assume that the defense will try to exclude that evidence if the government seeks to introduce it. but as you suggest, given the apparent strength of this case, it may be that the government won t try to seek to introduce that evidence at any trial against him. that would render and he couldn t talk. everything was in writing. so it s probably very limited anyway. reverend, it s important though, we re narrowly focused
doctor whether dzhokhar tsarnaev was alert. the judge told the doctor, you can rouse him. he knots affirmatively, according to the transcript, the first of four times during the proceeding which in addition to the judge and the doctor was attended by two federal prosecutors, the two public defenders, the judge, and a court reporter. how unusual is it to have a judge go to the suspect s hospital? you know, reverend, i was a prosecutor for nearly a dozen years. i don t think i saw it once. really? it s extraordinary and it sort of demonstrates the importance of starting the judicial process off on the right foot and they want to do things the right way. now, in the criminal complaint released today we learn the fbi seized a white hat and white jacket of the same
general appearance worn by bomber two, catherine. he also seized a lot of other evidence. seems like they have a lot to go with. and it s one of the reasons why we re talking about the miranda issue and large repercussions when we re discussing that. this case is not going to turn on a confession by this particular suspect, i don t believe. he is certainly presumed innocent at this point in time but it looks like the government has quite substantive evidence setting aside any remarks that the individual has made, the comments that he may or may not make about other involvement, his brother s involvement are much more important to them than an admission that might be admissible at the trial. there s been a controversy around the miranda rights not being read to him and whether that will come back to haunt the prosecution at trial if in fact there s a trial and no pleading of guilty, kelly. then we understand his rights
they have a long history of prosecuting terrorism cases before and after 9/11. i think it s important when we are talking about a united states citizen where the conduct is principally here in the united states. i think the administration got it just right here. he a i see you nodding. i would second bet in the conversation that s going on right now, exacerbating fears in this country. terrorists aren t going after territory. they are going after the creation of fear, panic, and disruption of the system. we allow them to rip apart our constitution and they win. catherine crier and kelly cu ar rrie, thank you for your time tonight. a friend is describing the drastic turn his life took. and authorities want to hear from his wife. how did she turn so quickly to a