Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty in 2013 terror attack at Boston marathon
The verdict was reached Wednesday afternoon after a little over 12 hours of deliberations over two days.
In this courtroom sketch, defense attorney Judy Clarke is depicted addressing the jury as defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (r.) sits during closing arguments in Tsarnaev's federal death penalty trial Monday, April 6, in Boston.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) has been convicted in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon.
A federal jury found Tsarnaev guilty Wednesday in the 2013 terror attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260. He kept his hands folded in front of him and looked down at the defense table as the guilty verdicts were read.
The jury will now decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be sentenced to death or receive life in prison.
Tsarnaev's conviction was widely expected, given his lawyer's startling admission during opening statements that he took part in the bombing. But the lawyer also argued that Tsarnaev's older brother, Tamerlan, masterminded the attack and enlisted his then-19-year-old brother to help.
Prosecutors portrayed the brothers as full partners in a plan to retaliate against the U.S. for its wars in Muslim countries.
During one of the most closely watched trials in recent U.S. history, Tsarnaev's lawyers admitted he participated in the bombings, but said his now-dead older brother was the driving force behind the 2013 deadly attack.
The jury was asked to decide 30 charges against Tsarnaev, including using a weapon of mass destruction.
Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when twin pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the marathon finish line on April 15, 2013.