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Prosecution Rests In Penalty Phase Of Tsarnaev Trial

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In this courtroom sketch, Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty points to defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during closing arguments in Tsarnaev's federal death penalty trial Monday, April 6, 2015. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)
In this courtroom sketch, Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty points to defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during closing arguments in Tsarnaev's federal death penalty trial Monday, April 6, 2015. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

Jurors heard detailed, graphic testimony from three survivors of the bombing who each lost a limb in the Boston Marathon bombings. They also heard from a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. And, they saw graphic footage of the second bombing outside Forum restaurant.

The prosecution rested its case. The defense will present its argument starting Monday.

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Jack Lepiarz, WBUR reporter. He tweets @Lepiarz.

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WBUR: Prosecution Rests In Penalty Phase Of Boston Bomber’s Trial

  • "A video played Thursday at the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed a mother crouched over her 8-year-old son as he lay dying on the sidewalk, a scene prosecutors hoped would linger in jurors’ minds while they determine whether Tsarnaev lives or dies."

This segment aired on April 23, 2015.

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