After calling 92 witnesses over 15 days, the government rested its case against 21-year-old defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Now it is the defense’s turn to present its case. Here are eight key moments from the trial.
Defense attorney Judy Clarke’s says “it was him” during her opening statement.
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"It was him." That one succinct sentence helped Tsarnaev's star death-penalty defense attorney grab headlines on day one of the Boston bombing trial. She punctuated this admission of guilt with three more words: "He did this."
This guilty declaration helped Tsarnaev's team make it clear to the jury what their strategy is: They want to prove that their client doesn't deserve a death sentence, not to try to get the Boston bomber acquitted (because he's guilty and that would unreasonable).
Could an equally compelling closing statement from Clarke could save Tsarnaev's life?
Bill Richard gives harrowing testimony about the death of his son Martin.
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On day two, the the father of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed during the second bombing, testified.
Bill Richard's gripping appearance closed out the day and the first week of testimony at the trial. When he was finished, it was clear that his eyes are the lens that the government hopes the jurors will see the rest of the case from.
Richard spoke calmly — pausing at times to keep his composure — as he brought the jury to tears with his story about how he left Martin laid out on the pavement next to his injured wife to go and save their 6-year-old daughter whose foot had been blown off.
"I saw Denise and other people hovering over, trying to help Martin. I knew that I needed to get back and help Jane. When I saw Martin's condition I knew that he wasn't going to make it," Richard said.
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