Tsarnaev lawyers argue death penalty is unconstitutional

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 18:40 in Health & Medicine

Lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev contend the constitutionality of the federal death penalty should be reexamined following a botched execution in Oklahoma last week. In a court filing Wednesday, the lawyers asked the court to declare the death penalty...

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