the filings have been under seal so we haven t seen a lot of the back and forth that usually goes on between the government and the defense as they prepare for the case. we know that a trial date has been set in late june for the three friends of tsarnaev who are accused of not telling authorities about going to his dorm room, taking his laptop computer, throwing it away and then lying to federal investigators, but no trial date has been set for tsarnaev himself. pete williams, while you were speaking there we got this official statement from the attorney general saying after consideration of the relevant facts, the applicable regulations and the submissions made by the defendant s counsel i have determined that the united states will seek the death penalty in this matter. the nature of the conduct in this issue and the resultant harm compelled this decision. justice correspondent for us, pete williams, in washington. pete, thank you. that was just last april, three people killed. mo
death penalty in the event that dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted. massachusetts does not have the death penalty. it s one of several states that has done away with it. that doesn t stop the federal government from seeking it. this is not the first time that the justice department has sought the death penalty in a state which itself does not have the death penalty for state crimes. i guess to answer your question, it s not a big surprise here, certainly not in terms of timing, and i think it would have been a huge surprise if the government had chosen not to seek the death penalty for such a serious crime. pete, we do obviously know at this point the 20-year-old tsarnaev has pled not guilty. what more do we know, if anything, about a possible trial date? has one been set? no. no trial date has been set. you know, it s an unusual case in the sense that a lot of the pre-trial back and forth between the government and the defense is public, and you can look at it on the court docket. in
delicious unsloppy joes perfect for a school night. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. more breaking news that we mentioned a few minutes ago. eric holder saying that the justice department will seek the death penalty against accused boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. he released a statement in part, quote, the nature of the conduct at issue and the resultant harm compelled this decision. the decision comes more than nine months after those twin bombings rocked the finish line of the boston marathon. three people were killed. 260 other folks injured. tsarnaev s older brother was killed in a shootout with police days after the bombing. as pete williams just noted, no trial date has been set. if tsarnaev is convicted the justice department will, in
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