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SCOTUS Reinstates Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber

Mar 05, 2022 View Original Article
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    34% Somewhat Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    -48% Medium Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    20% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "The Sixth Amendment nonetheless guaranteed him a fair trial before an impartial jury.
42% : Following sentencing, a federal court of appeals vacated the death penalty based on claims that the district court where Tsarnaev was tried "abused its discretion during jury selection" and "abused its discretion during sentencing when it excluded evidence."
42% : A jury found Dzhokhar guilty of 30 federal crimes and recommended the death penalty for 6 of them.
41% : A jury found Tsarnaev guilty on all counts and ultimately determined that six warranted the death penalty.
33% : In a 6-3 decision Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States reinstated the death penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber -- and Biden stimulus check recipient -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev following a previous federal appeals court decision that vacated his death sentence.

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