Read the Globe’s report on the decisions here. The paper’s Kevin Cullen, who has covered the whole trial, rattled off the decisions on Twitter — Tsarnaev was found guilty on 30 counts of murder, conspiracy, etc., 17 of which can carry the death penalty.
The decision of whether the killer will be put to death is up to the same jury of twelve. It involves a new trial phase with new arguments from both sides, which could begin as early as next week.
Massachusetts doesn’t have the death penalty, but this is a federal trial, and since a moratorium was lifted in 1988, the federal government has had the power to give prisoners the dealth penalty. Just three people have been executed by the federal government since then, including Timothy McVeigh in 2001.
Interestingly, more Bostonians want the bomber to get life in prison than the death penalty, according to a recent local poll.