A federal jury on Friday sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings, rejecting defense attorneys’ arguments that the young man had fallen under the sway of his older brother and was remorseful over the suffering he caused. The jury of seven women and five men rendered its decision after deliberating for more than 14 hours. As the verdict was read, Tsarnaev displayed no sign of emotion.

The jury in the Tsarnaev Trial has finally retired to consider a verdict in the death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. After twelve days of penalty phase testimony from witnesses, friends, victims, family members and experts the jury will make their decision based on any one of the seventeen charges from the list of thirty that carry the death penalty. United States Federal Judge George O’Toole Junior directed the jurors to return to their deliberations during a brief session of court this morning.

Closing arguments began Wednesday in the death penalty phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial, the last chance prosecutors and defense lawyers will get to sway the jury. Judge O'Toole also addressed the jury and asked them to "consider the evidence as a whole." At stake is the life of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, who was convicted last month of carrying out the 2013 attacks with his older brother. The twin bombings killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy, and wounded more than 260.

Monday, May 11, 2015 The penalty phase: The defense Despite prosecutors’ objections, Sister Helen Prejean, a leading U.S. advocate for abolishing the death penalty (she of Susan Sarandon – “Dead Man Walking” fame), took the stand this morning. Her testimony may well tip the balance in the case, as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was given a voice for the first time. Prejean talked about the highlights of their five meetings together. “We had definite disagreements, but always respectful,” she said. According to Prejean, after trust was established, he told her his feelings: Describing the bombing victims, "he said it emphatically, ‘no one deserves to suffer like they did.’” She said she believes his response was spontaneous and that she was sure he was sincere. After a couple of rebuttal witnesses from the prosecution, both the prosecution and defense have now rested their cases. The judge recused the jury until Wednesday, when closing arguments will begin. Prejean, for one, will hope that the jury believes her interpretation of Tsarnaev’s sincerity.

Jury duty Massive queue at metal detectors this morning

FBI agents talking over the case before courtroom nine opens

Young man, Reece Stevenson, age 12, attending the historic trial with his mother Anne.

FBI agents in courtroom nine waiting for the jury to arrive

Sister Helen Prejean talks about her five meetings with Dzhokhar

Michelle Nicolet, FBI agent overseeing SAMs*, is a prosecution rebuttal witness

Holly Bailey, reporter with Yahoo News

John Oliver, warden of the Colorado Supermax prison, is also a prosecution rebuttal witness

Tim Watkins of the defense cross examines John Oliver

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will return Wednesday for closing arguments

Thursday, May 7, 2015 Testimony continued today after an hour delay, with Steven D. Mellin of the prosecution grilling Mark Bezy, a prisons expert brought in by the defense team to convince the jury that life in prison is worse than death. It was a long and difficult cross-examination filled with multiple stoppages with no clear resolution on the facts. After another lengthy delay, the court reconvened long enough for the jury to be dismissed for the week. Word from the prosecution’s press secretary was that a heated debate in chambers surrounding the defense’s planned final witness, Sister Helen Prejean, had stalled proceedings completely. Prejean is a Roman Catholic nun whose relationship with a death row inmate inspired the book "Dead Man Walking,” which was adapted into a film. More on Monday.

The back row reporters tweeting with abandon

Public benches listening to cross-examination of prison expert Mark Bezy

The delay Lawyers waiting on result of back room debate

Judy Rosenberg drawing the media during the delay

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 The morning was delayed slightly by the prosecution’s consternation that a witness from overseas could not be sworn in properly. But Elmirza Khozhugov swore to tell the truth before he testified today from the U.S. Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The morning ended after brief testimony from Jennifer Callison, a special education teacher who praised Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s volunteer work in her ”Best Buddies” class for developmentally delayed children. The prosecution did not cross-examine. In the afternoon, we heard more good character testimony from Tsarnaev’s math teacher, followed by testimony from one of the U.S. Marshals about the bird-flipping incident. The day ended with a lengthy, frequently interrupted cross-examination of a prisons expert brought in to persuade the jury that life in prison without chance of parole was no holiday camp. Cross-examination of that witness will continue tomorrow.

Katelyn checks journalists, lawyers and public viewers into the courtroom

U.S. Marshals stand guard

Elmirza Khozhugov, formerly the husband of Tamerlan's sister Ailinaflyov, testifies via satellite video

Adam Bagni, NBC 10

Jennifer Callison, a transitional specialist, knows Dzhokhar through his school's "Best Buddies" club.

Eric Traub, Dzhokhar’s math teacher in 2007 and 2011

Kevin Michael Roche, Deputy U.S. Marshal (on middle finger incident)

Mark Bezy, Prisons consultant and former prison warden

The public, Listening to the testy cross-examination of Mark Bezy

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friends were back on the stand throughout the day as the defense questioned everyone from his driver’s education buddies to former wrestling teammates. The defense also interviewed the former college roommate of Katherine Russell (Tamerlan’s wife). But much of the afternoon was taken up by the expert testimony of Princeton University professor Michael Reynolds, an expert in Eurasian Studies who had been tasked by the defense with examining all of the material found on various laptops, specifically Tamerlan’s browser history and searches. A testy and uncomfortable cross-examination of Reynolds by William D. Weinreb of the prosecution slowed the proceedings to a crawl. More witnesses tomorrow.

Joe, the morning protester

Amanda Ransom, College roommate of Katherine Russell (Tamerlan's Wife)

Elizabeth Zamparelli, High school friend of Dzhokhar

Mirre Kuznetzov, Tsarnaev's Russian language video store owner

Alexander Niss, Psychiatrist for Dzhokhar's father Anzor

Michael Reynolds, Princeton professor of Eurasia studies

Henry Alvarez, on the same wrestling team as Dzhokhar

End of the day, The John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse

Monday, May 4, 2015 The defense called multiple witnesses from Russia today. Many of them have not seen Dzhokhar since he was 8 years old, but some did interact with Tamerlan in 2012 when he visited family members in Dagestan. Speaking through an interpreter, each one recalled the cute and happy child they remembered, and each was rendered tearful when photographs of 8-year old Dzhokhar were shown. In the late afternoon, Dzhokhar’s friends were back on the stand and the prosecution had its chance to cross-examine Alexa Guevara about what she knew and when. The day closed with Rosa Booth, a high-school friend, talking about the crush she had on a younger, “goofier” Dzhokhar.

Officer Hogeboom, The John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse

Queueing, Hoping for access to court

Raisat Suleimanova, Dzhokhar's cousin

Naida Suleimanova, Dzhokhar's cousin

Marshals, New rotation of Tsarnaev guardians

Shakhruzat Suleimanova, Dzhokhar's aunt

Nabisat Suleimanova, Dzhokhar's cousin

Nadine Pellegrini, Cross-examining Alexa Guevara

A word with the Judge

Rosa Booth, Dzhokhar's high school friend

Thursday, April 30, 2015 The sight of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's family members in court had the media abuzz and all the court artists sharpening their drawing implements in anticipation of a day of key testimony in the defense's attempt to keep Tsarnaev from the death penalty, but it was not to be. After a long morning delay, U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. appeared briefly and adjourned the case until Monday as one of the jurors apparently had come down with "a temporary illness.”

Witnesses waiting to be called

Zoë Sobel WBUR Production Assistant

Waiting in the courtroom

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 A long initial talk in chambers with the judge led to a delay and then redaction of some of the sensitive documents provided by the Russian Security Services (FSB). The FSB provided the transcripts to the FBI. Through a court narrator, we heard excerpts of the FSB/FBI interview transcripts of people who had been in contact with Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Russia in 2012. These generally supported the defense case of Tamerlan as the aggressor. In the late morning, we heard from the paramedics who handled both Tamerlan and Dzhokhar’s injuries in the ambulances. This afternoon, a succession of Dzhokhar’s teachers from third grade through high school took the stand, generally bolstering the defense’s case. The prosecution did not bother to rebut most of those testimonies. The day ended with tearful testimony from some of Dzhokhar’s college friends.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Walking into court

Waiting While counselors meet with Judge in chambers

Miriam Conrad Defense attorney for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Sam Lipson Landlord for the Tsarnaev family for twelve years

Michael Sullivan Paramedic responding to Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Laura Lee Paramedic responding to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Catheryn Charner-Laird Third-grade teacher of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Tracey Gordon Fifth- and sixth-grade teacher of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at a Cambridge school

Becki Norris Taught at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's middle school

Tiarrah Dottin College friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Alexa Guevara College friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 The defense team continued to try to paint Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as someone led astray by his older brother, as a series of friends, acquaintances, fellow boxing enthusiasts and even his family’s landlord, testified about their, at times, vague relationship with Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The defense fished throughout the day to expose Tamerlan’s leadership role in the relationship with his brother. The prosecution quickly swatted down much of the testimony as being unrelated to Dzhokhar, by pointing out that many of the witnesses had never even met him. The day ended with a reading of FBI interview transcripts from witnesses who were unavailable. The most interesting interview was from Magomed Dolakov, a Russian who was with the brothers three days before the bombings but has since disappeared.

Death penalty protester

Cameramen outside the courthouse

Defense readying exhibits for presentation

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Defense counsel William Fick and computer forensic expert reveal images on Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s laptop.

Rosario Franzi Friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Boston police officers checking for trial updates on their phones

Miriam Conrad Defense attorney for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Listening to witnesses

Timothy Watkins Defense attorney for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Reporters listening to FBI interview transcript with Magomed Dolakov – unavailable to testify

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Listening to reading of FBI interview

Monday, April 27, 2015 David Bruck made the opening statement this morning as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense team began its much anticipated attempt to save him from the death penalty. “One punishment is over quickly, the other will last for life,” Bruck told the jury. “All he’ll be able to see through his narrow cell window is a patch of sky. There will be no e-mail, there will be no messages, there will be no autobiography. There will be no nothing,” he said. Witnesses for the defense continued throughout the day.

The prosecution

David Bruck Defense opening statement

Imam Loay Assaf talking about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s brother Tamerlan

Laith Albehacy

Robert Barnes talking about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s brother Tamerlan

Journalists queueing after lunch break

Judith Russell Mother-in-law of Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Gina Crawford Best friend of Katherine Russell, Tamerlan’s wife

Robert Ponti Piano teacher of Tamerlan Tsarnaev (2003-2004)