President Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates has left Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev facing the death penalty. Massachusetts leaders reacted to the news, emphasizing Tsarnaev's accountability for the tragic bombing.
In this courtroom sketch, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , center, is depicted between defense attorneys Miriam Conrad, left, and Judy Clarke, right, during his federal death penalty trial, Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Boston. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP) Massachusetts leaders responded to President Biden ’s decision to leave Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev off the list of death row prisoners granted commutations Monday. Of 37 of the 40 men on federal death row to life in prison without parole.
The White House said the president decided not to commute the sentences of men involved in hate crimes or terrorism, including Tsarnaev.Gov. Maura Healey told reporters the decision means Tsarnaev will continue to be'held accountable.' She said she still thinks about the pain his actions caused. 'We all remember that horrific day,' she said.'Tsarnaev will continue to face the death penalty and be held accountable. But especially right now — this holiday season — I think about the families, the victims. Think about law enforcement, first responders who bravely responded in that moment. U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts, praised Biden for commuting the sentences for 37 others. 'There is no action more powerful or righteous than sparing someone’s life,' she said in a statement.'The death penalty is a racist, flawed, and fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society.'the trial court judge must investigate whether two jurors should have been excluded because of bias in the case. If the investigation finds either juror should have been excluded from the jury, Tsarnaev would be entitled to a new trial, the court ruled.Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed, who has been following the Tsarnaev case closely, said it's'impossible to predict' the outcome of all the appeals. Medwed said it's common for the appeals process to take years in death penalty cases across the country, because the stakes are so hig
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