BOSTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) are due in court for a status hearing.
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. on Thursday is expected to discuss pending motions, which include defense requests to move the trial outside Massachusetts and to delay the trial’s start by at least 10 months.
Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty in the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. He could face the death penalty.
Tsarnaev’s trial is currently scheduled to begin in November. His attorneys have argued they need more time to review the large volume of evidence from prosecutors.
The defense also argues that the trial should be moved outside the state, citing the emotional impact the bombing had on many Massachusetts residents.