Boston Marathon Bombing
Defense Rests in Marathon Bombing Case, Closing Statements Coming
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Defense attorneys for accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev rested their case Tuesday, and now all that remains in closing statements before the jury deliberates. The defense called only four witnesses over two days, according to a report by NBC News. With a guilty verdict almost assured, his attorneys argued that Dzhokhar, 19 at the time of the bombings, was manipulated by his older brother Tamerlan (then 26) to do the bombings and attack police, according to the NBC report. Using this strategy, the defense seeks to avoid the death penalty being brought against their client. Tamerlan was killed during the shootout when he was hit by bullets and run over by an SUV driven by Dzhokhar.


