Prosecutors in the Boston Marathon bombing case called accused terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s renewed push for a delay in the Jan. 5 trial just more complaints from a defendant who faces the death penalty. In a Christmas Eve filing, federal prosecutors said a long list of law enforcement investigators ready to take the stand is not unexpected. “Tsarnaev can hardly have been surprised by a witness list containing a large number of evidence-handling witnesses,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston wrote in a motion fighting any delay. “In responding to Tsarnaev’s continuing requests for information, the vast bulk of which is not required by the rules of discovery, the government has gone over and above anything the law requires,” prosecutors added. “Tsarnaev continues to complain about the volume of case-related information provided by the government even as he demands more and more of it.” The judge has yet to rule on this new request for a delay. As his day in court draws near, the accused bomber has also asked the judge to ban groupies from outside the federal court in South Boston. His request for 10 extra juror challenges was denied. bostonherald/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/12/prosecutors_accuse_dzhokhar_tsarnaev_of_stalling
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:13:12 +0000
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