Relatives Of Tsarnaev Expected To Take Stand

Relatives of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are expected to take the stand today, as defense lawyers continue making the case that Tsarnaev should be spared the death penalty.

After first learning about Tsarnaev's older brother, jurors are now getting a sympathetic portrait of the defendant.

WBUR's David Boeri joins Morning Edition with the latest from court.

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