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Title: Accused Boston Marathon bomber pleads not guilty to all charges at arraignment Post by: apples on July 10, 2013, 04:42:37 PM Quote Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 30 counts, including use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill, in federal court in Boston. For the first one, he leaned toward a microphone and said, "Not guilty," in a Russian accent. He then said not guilty repeatedly about a half-dozen more times. Federal prosecutors are weighing whether to pursue the death penalty for the 19-year-old Tsarnaev, who appeared with a cast on one arm. Tsarnaev, 19, smiled crookedly -- he appeared to have a jaw injury -- at his sisters in court as he arrived. The proceedings lasted just seven minutes and took place in a courtroom packed with victims of the bombing, their families, police officers, and members of the public and the media. Tsarnaev looked much as he did in a photo widely circulated after his arrest, his hair curly and unkempt. He appeared nonchalant, almost bored during the hearing. The cast covered his left forearm, his hand and his fingers. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/07/10/surviving-boston-marathon-bombing-suspect-to-appear-in-court/#ixzz2Yg3r45Hl |