The Trial of Johars Arnayev

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Judge O'Toole presided over the trial of Johars Arnayev, one of the two brothers who placed bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Jury selection was complicated because so many people had connections to the victims or first responders. The bombs were homemade, made with pressure cookers, and went off seconds apart. Three people were killed; 17 people lost their legs.

“What we ask jurors to do is to just absorb all this trauma and just to keep on absorbing it and not process it with anyone. Just hold it in and hold it in and hold it in.” A look at what happens during and after a trial – and how some courts are trying to help jurors.

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