Convictions including the South Carolina church bomber in the Boston Marathon bomber. In the Boston Marathon case, massachusetts does not have a Death Penalty as a state. When the case was prosecuted federally in massachusetts the jury imposed the Death Penalty. Reporter Death Penalty sentences should be carried out said a crime victim advocate. Victims have to endure the loss of a loved one but then the entire criminal justice process. Reporter mina is president of the Advocacy Group crime victims united in auburn. She said she applauds the federal decision. To deny victims is completely horrendous. It takes away their voice and their right to seek justice. Reporter the Death Penalty has been controversial. There are a lot of problems with the penalty. People have been wrongfully convicted on death row. Reporter President Trump has spoken in favor of the death multi. Thursdays move as another divisive issue into the National Dialogue ahead of the 2020 president ial election. Many Dem