United States v. Tsarnaev
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| United States v. Tsarnaev | |
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| Decided March 4, 2022 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Tsarnaev |
| Docket no. | 20-443 |
| Citations | 595 U.S. ___ (more) |
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| A defendant is entitled to an impartial panel of jurors, not necessarily a panel of jurors who know nothing about the case. Death sentence reinstated. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Barrett, joined by Gorsuch |
| Dissent | Breyer, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan (except part II-C) |
United States v. Tsarnaev, 595 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a defendant is entitled to an impartial panel of jurors, not necessarily a panel of jurors who know nothing about the case. The decision reinstated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing.[1][2]
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[edit]Principally, the majority opinion written by Justice Thomas emphasized that the abuse of discretion standard only allows reviewing courts to reverse decisions that are "manifestly unreasonable." He disposed of most arguments by saying the trial court was not so "manifestly unreasonable."[1]
In dissent, Justice Breyer asserted that the trial court did not meet the abuse of discretion standard. In one part, Breyer alluded to his general opposition to the death penalty; Justice Sotomayor declined to join that part of the dissent.[1]
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