Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over Tsarnaev's death sentence. During a hearing in federal court in Boston, Tsarnaev's lawyers argued that U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole should be recused from the case due to comments he allegedly made about the case on podcasts and at public events.
Prosecutors expressed their lack of opposition to a hearing on the recusal request, deeming the motion meritless. Judge O’Toole scheduled a hearing on the matter for next month, emphasizing the need to address it promptly.
