Boston Marathon & B.A.A. 5K/MileApr 8, 2015 by Meg Bellino
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Guilty In Boston Marathon Bombing Case
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Guilty In Boston Marathon Bombing Case
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 counts in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing trial on Wednesday and now faces the death penalty.
Tsarnaev showed no emotion in the courtroom as guilty verdicts were read on all charges, 17 of which carry the death penalty. The same jury will now decide whether he should be sentenced to life in prison or to death.
That penalty phase of the case could begin as soon as next week and could last nearly two weeks. Scheduling has yet to be determined.
Tsarnaev was on trial for his role in the bombings that took place at the 2013 Boston Marathon, which killed three spectactors, Krystle Campbell, Lu Lingzi, and Martin Richard, blew the limbs off 17 others and injured 240 more along Boylston Street.
In a still photograph taken at the scene, Tsarnaev was seen dropping a backpack that prosecutors said contained a pressure-cooker bomb in the middle of the crowd, just behind eight-year-old Martin Richard who was killed at the blast. He also faces the charges relating to the murder of MIT police officer Sean Collier three days later.
Tsarnaev showed no emotion in the courtroom as guilty verdicts were read on all charges, 17 of which carry the death penalty. The same jury will now decide whether he should be sentenced to life in prison or to death.
That penalty phase of the case could begin as soon as next week and could last nearly two weeks. Scheduling has yet to be determined.
Tsarnaev was on trial for his role in the bombings that took place at the 2013 Boston Marathon, which killed three spectactors, Krystle Campbell, Lu Lingzi, and Martin Richard, blew the limbs off 17 others and injured 240 more along Boylston Street.
In a still photograph taken at the scene, Tsarnaev was seen dropping a backpack that prosecutors said contained a pressure-cooker bomb in the middle of the crowd, just behind eight-year-old Martin Richard who was killed at the blast. He also faces the charges relating to the murder of MIT police officer Sean Collier three days later.
Tsarnaev's attorneys had argued that he was under the influence of his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a police shootout days later after the marathon bombing. Legal analysts told ABC News that the strategy was not designed to win the trial, but to avoid the death penalty.
Below is a complete list of all 30 charges Tsarnaev was found guilty of:
COUNT 1 — GUILTY
Conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, resulting in death
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 2 — GUILTY
Use of a weapon of mass destruction (Pressure Cooker Bomb #1), resulting in death; and aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 3 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Pressure Cooker Bomb #1) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; and aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 4 — GUILTY
Use of a weapon of mass destruction (Pressure Cooker Bomb #2), resulting in death; and aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 5 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Pressure Cooker Bomb #2) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; and aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 6 — GUILTY
Conspiracy to bomb a place of public use, resulting in death
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 7 — GUILTY
Bombing of a place of public use (Pressure Cooker Bomb #1), resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 8 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Pressure Cooker Bomb #1) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 9 — GUILTY
Bombing of a place of public use (Pressure Cooker Bomb #2), resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 10 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Pressure Cooker Bomb #2) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 11 — GUILTY
Conspiracy to maliciously destroy property, resulting in death
COUNT 12 — GUILTY
Malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive (Pressure Cooker Bomb #1), resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 13 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Pressure Cooker Bomb #1) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 14 — GUILTY
Malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive (Pressure Cooker Bomb #2), resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 15 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Pressure Cooker Bomb #2) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 16 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 17 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 18 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun) during and in relation to a crime of violence, resulting in death; aiding and abetting
*Death penalty charge
COUNT 19 — GUILTY
Carjacking, resulting in serious bodily injury; aiding and abetting
COUNT 20 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun) during and in relation to a crime of violence; aiding and abetting
COUNT 21 — GUILTY
Interference with commerce by threats and violence; aiding and abetting
COUNT 22 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun) during and in relation to a crime of violence; aiding and abetting
COUNT 23 — GUILTY
Use of a weapon of mass destruction (Pressure Cooker Bomb #3 on or about April 19, 2013, in the vicinity of Laurel Street and Dexter Avenue in Watertown); aiding and abetting
COUNT 24 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (a Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun and Pressure Cooker Bomb #3) during and in relation to a crime of violence; aiding and abetting
COUNT 25 — GUILTY
Use of a weapon of mass destruction (Pipe Bomb #1 on or about April 19, 2013, in the vicinity of Laurel Street and Dexter Avenue in Watertown); aiding and abetting
COUNT 26 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (a Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun and Pipe Bomb #1) during and in relation to a crime of violence; aiding and abetting
COUNT 27 — GUILTY
Use of a weapon of mass destruction (Pipe Bomb #2 on or about April 19, 2013, in the vicinity of Laurel Street and Dexter Avenue in Watertown); aiding and abetting
COUNT 28 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (a Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun and Pipe Bomb #2) during and in relation to a crime of violence; aiding and abetting
COUNT 29 — GUILTY
Use of a weapon of mass destruction (Pipe Bomb #3 on or about April 19, 2013, in the vicinity of Laurel Street and Dexter Avenue in Watertown); aiding and abetting
COUNT 30 — GUILTY
Possession and use of a firearm (a Ruger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun and Pipe Bomb #3) during and in relation to a crime of violence; aiding and abetting