Liz Norden, the mother of two men who lost legs in the bombings, said the decision was a bitter disappointment. “If this case didn’t deserve the death penalty, what would?” she said. I’m in disbelief.”A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling’s office said prosecutors were reviewing the opinion and had no comment. Prosecutors could ask for a hearing from the full appeals court or go to the U.S. Supreme Court. At the appeals hearing in December, Mr. Tsarnaev’s team zeroed in on Judge O’Toole’s decision not to further question two jurors who had failed to disclose tweets and Facebook posts about the crime.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2020 20:24 UTC