Bombing Suspect’s Friend Wants to Wear Street Clothes in Court
A friend of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, charged with helping destroy evidence in the bombing case, wants to wear street clothes during his upcoming appearances, according to The Boston Globe.
Dias Kadyrbayev’s lawyer argued that the media attention on the case has led to court drawings of Kadyrbayev in orange prisoner shirts and pants, which could prejudice potential jurors.
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[fragment number=1]Prosecutors allege Kadyrbayev and friends Azamat Tazhayakov and Robel Phillipos, took a computer and backpack from Tsarnaev’s UMass Dartmouth dorm room in the days after the bombing. The backpack, reportedly filled with fireworks, was later recovered at a nearby landfill.
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