# Boston Marathon Bombing (Tsarnaev) Trial to Start

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-marathon-bombing-tsarnaev-trial-to-start/708873>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 3, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-marathon-bombing-tsarnaev-trial-to-start/708873 "2015-01-03T18:49:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-marathon-bombing-tsarnaev-trial-to-start/708873/1 "2015-01-03T18:49:49Z")

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> A federal appeals court has refused to delay or move the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston issued its decision Saturday, saying defense attorneys haven’t made “the extraordinary showing” required to justify a delay or change of venue.
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> The trial is scheduled to begin Monday in Boston.

> **[San Diego Union-Tribune](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/)**
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> San Diego, California and National News

I find it very strange there is no change of venue. In my state change of venue is routine for major trials with a lot of local publicity. Why not here?

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**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-marathon-bombing-tsarnaev-trial-to-start/708873/2 "2015-01-03T20:13:45Z")

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I can’t see the need for change of venue in any case except if there isn’t a large enough pool of jurors to get a jury that isn’t **personally** touched by the event. Lots of publicity, though stuff, I can still make a decision based on the facts no matter how much publicity there was. Defense attorneys stating otherwise insult my intelligence. Of course my thoughts on them can only be expressed in the pit.

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-marathon-bombing-tsarnaev-trial-to-start/708873/3 "2015-01-03T22:56:59Z")

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> [@PastTense](#):
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> [The San Diego Union-Tribune: Local News, Sports and Things to Do](http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/03/appeals-court-wont-delay-or-move-tsarnaev-trial/)
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> I find it very strange there is no change of venue. In my state change of venue is routine for major trials with a lot of local publicity. Why not here?

probably because there’s nowhere in the country where what he’s accused of doing is unknown.