Justice Appeals to Reinstate Boston Bomber Death Sentence

Attorney General William Barr announced yesterday that the Justice Department will appeal the 1st Circuit’s ruling last month overturning the death sentence of Boston Bomber Dzhokbar Tsarnaev.  Tsarnaev and his older brother were responsible for the April 15, 2013 bombing, which killed 3 and injured 260.  Boston 25 News reports that the federal appeals court ruling held that the trial judge in the case had failed to adequately vet potential jurors about their knowledge of the crime in the highly publicized case.  “We will do whatever is necessary.  We will take it (the case) up to the Supreme Court and we will continue to pursue the death penalty,” said Barr.