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Saturday 16 January 2016

Marathon bomber loses bid for new trial, told to pay $101M

A federal judge on Friday rejected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's bid for a new trial and ordered him to pay victims of the deadly attack more than $101 million in restitution.
The restitution order, issued by Judge George O'Toole Jr., is seen as largely symbolic because Tsarnaev is in federal prison and has no ability to pay.
Tsarnaev, 22, was convicted and sentenced to death last year in the 2013 attack. Two pressure cooker bombs placed near the marathon finish line by Tsarnaev and his brother killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

Tsarnaev also was convicted of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer days later. During the sentencing hearing Tsarnaev admitted that he and his brother committed the bombings, and he apologized to the victims.

His brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died days after the bombing following a gunbattle with police.

The judge, in his order denying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev a new trial, noted that he and a federal appeals court had previously rejected arguments from Tsarnaev's lawyers that he could not receive a fair trial in Boston, where many people knew the victims or had connections to the marathon. The defense also cited intense and continuing local news coverage of the victims and the anniversary of the bombings.

But the judge said the victims, the trial and other marathon-related events also were covered widely by national and international news organizations.
"There is no reason to think — and certainly no specific evidence — that this extensive coverage would have been any different in kind or degree if the trial had been conducted elsewhere," he wrote in his order.
Liz Norden, the mother of two men who each lost a leg in the bombings, said she was pleased the judge denied Tsarnaev's request for a new trial.
"I personally think he did get a fair trial," she said. "He said he did it. He admitted to it. I don't know why they would even consider that what he got was not deserving."
Norden said even though it's obvious Tsarnaev won't be able to pay the restitution ordered by the judge, the order is meaningful.
"I don't think you could ever put a price tag on what any of the victims went through, but to know that the judge took a step and did that, it means something to me," she said.


Source: AP

47 comments:

baba said...

Ok

Mufliat said...

Speechlesss











#Hajia Mufliat

SHORTEST DUDE said...

Serves him right!

Bonita Bislam said...

Why would someone even consider a new trial for a chief murderer like this? I dunno but the way these whites go about with their human right blablablabla is irksome sometimes.
Good thing this judge knows his onions !

Unknown said...

Good to know. justice must prevail

Unknown said...

Na them sabi. #it is well#

princess Stella said...

Good judgement, he would die slowly.

princess Stella said...

Good judgement, he would die slowly.

linda Last Born(IPHY) said...

OK seen...

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Over 100million dollars?! Dere is money


...merited happiness

Unknown said...

His days are numbered.....

Let's go Linda

Unknown said...

His days are numbered.....

Let's go Linda

Unknown said...

Hmmmm...na wa ooo

Unknown said...

Restitution order indeed....for such wicked act, he has to pay

Unknown said...

noted






























#she'sunique#

Pesin Pikin said...

Since he can't afford it he shd without hesitation be executed

tsalz c.e.o said...

na wa oooo

Unknown said...

Pple like this should rot in jail!!!

















*dEw*

Eddy Ogbunambala said...

Good

eunymz said...

SEEN

MZ EUEU

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Unknown said...

What new trial does he need when he and his fellow devilish brother did not give the people they sent to their early graves the privilege of enjoying their own lives.

Unknown said...

He is not even serious. Onye Ala! Apologies my foot. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

How would he pay up. Those that died what is their life worth? Nawa for this kind judge

Unknown said...

Issorite



AJ MAIN BOY...

Unknown said...

Sorry

Unknown said...

Lotta money
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

Unknown said...

Lotta money
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

Unknown said...

Good one whether he apologize or not,you can't bring back the dead.

Muna said...

.... no tag can be placed.

JAYZSBOSS said...

What's this??

Unknown said...

Kill the motherfucker now.

#PeopleMustAdjust

BiafraLand

Unknown said...

Don't I just love it when men in power use their power to do the right thing..........ts all good

Unknown said...

is this case still pending?
Tot they were don wit it. Where do dey even expect d dude to gt $101M? Sm1 dat hv been given d capital punishment still asked to pay a fine.




#kereisjustbeinghonest

Peror World said...

Am surprised he is still alive..America is where human rights is valued unlike my country since Buhari came into power

Golda Awosika said...

Very good, I remember the incident




#*karlishah*

Unknown said...

Hmm!

Unknown said...

Hmm!

Okogba said...

Mr man dance to the tune you started playing...wicked soul. whoever put you up to this should come bail you out

I B M bolubantin said...

Seem like a fair trial to me...

Unknown said...

Now that seems a little bit harsh enough, just as enough as it should be to deter potential bombers.

owakah (A.K.A. Innosometin) said...

ok

SAMEUEL TAR ADAMS ADOM said...

American Justice system sha! They still listening to the murderer. Civilization demands that we don't treat criminals, terrorist the way they treated us we will not stoop to their level.

Unknown said...

Hmmmm God have mercy

paparazi said...

Jail straight.

tosisochukwu said...

$10m?




















!brightosman aka fake phyno .#gerarahere

Adaobilinda her sexcellency said...

Their palava

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