05-21-2013, 11:20 AM
Tsarnaev's attorneys filed a motion asking that they be allowed to photograph his changing mental and physical condition while he's held in federal prison; without photos having to be turned over to the state/prosecution.
I wonder how this request folds into his attorneys' (yet unknown) defense strategy.
-Preparing for a death penalty verdict and wanting to document what could be presented as a mitigating sympathy-eliciting factors?
-Planning to make a case that the defendant's mental state improved over time while outside of the reach of his dead brother; under the bus-ing?
-Considering using photos to support claims that the defendant was subject to unfair treatment while in federal custody?
Curious...
Snipped - The judge's ruling:
...(Judge) Bowler rejected the request, citing prison security. But the judge did say Bureau of Prison staff could take any photos in the presence of counsel, but that the government should get copies.
"This reasonable accommodation adequately addresses the defendant's need to document the defendant's condition," said Bowler.
Story here:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/17/us/boston-suspect-photo/
I wonder how this request folds into his attorneys' (yet unknown) defense strategy.
-Preparing for a death penalty verdict and wanting to document what could be presented as a mitigating sympathy-eliciting factors?
-Planning to make a case that the defendant's mental state improved over time while outside of the reach of his dead brother; under the bus-ing?
-Considering using photos to support claims that the defendant was subject to unfair treatment while in federal custody?
Curious...
Snipped - The judge's ruling:
...(Judge) Bowler rejected the request, citing prison security. But the judge did say Bureau of Prison staff could take any photos in the presence of counsel, but that the government should get copies.
"This reasonable accommodation adequately addresses the defendant's need to document the defendant's condition," said Bowler.
Story here:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/17/us/boston-suspect-photo/