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Tsarnaev Loses Bid to Move Trial; Dissenting Judge Excoriates Majority

03/02/15

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev unsurprisingly lost his second appellate bid to move his trial by a vote of 2-1. But dissenting Judge Juan R. Torruella issued a scathing opinion, arguing that the refusal by both the trial and appeals courts to move the case were abuses of discretion. Further, he argued that if Tsarnaev's case couldn't prove overwhelming pretrial prejudice, no case could. Read on for more highlights from the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals opinion.

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GettyImages_166665571.jpgWhoWhatWhy’s Boston Marathon Bombing team reports on the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, from the courthouse and beyond:

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