An in-depth study of the court case United States v. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Heather and Tom Frizzell discuss the July 31, 2020 First Circuit Court decision to overturn Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev's death sentence. We talk about the issues the defense won on, as well as the four biggest takeaways from the decision.
Heather reflects on Friday's court decision to reverse Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev's death sentence.
Yesterday, judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments from Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev's appellate team about why he did not receive a fair trial in Boston. Eric Bowsfield and I attended the hearing, and here are our biggest takeaways.
There's lots of promising arguments in the massive opening brief. Here are our initial impressions.
On February 17th, Dzhokhar's lawyers filed a motion requesting that appellate counsel be appointed to handle the case going forward. This is big news. While I am at work on my next post, I thought it was worth sharing the impressions of the document written by our contributing death penalty scholar, Margo Schulter. To follow… Continue reading A Scholar’s Impression of the Tsarnaev Motion to Appoint Counsel on Appeal
Hello and happy 2016! I apologize that I'm not coming to you with a new post of case analysis, but there's been some developments in both the case and the blog, so I wanted to address those fairly quickly before moving on. Rest assured I have been hard at work on the research and planning,… Continue reading Appeal Update, Site Changes and What’s Next on the Blog
As we near the end of 2015, I must reflect on what a tumultuous year it's been. At this time last year, I saw Dzhokhar's trial approaching like a tidal wave coming from a long way off. A year ago, I still believed in the inherent success of the U.S. justice system. I thought… Continue reading What’s In an Appeal? The Process in the Tsarnaev Case So Far
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