I’m sure that Tsarnaev doesn’t give an Islamic damn about what he says.
And do his lawyers actually think that he is innocent?
They can’t be that stupid, or can they?
They care if he did it. They intended to do anything to get him off. Next they’ll sue for the death of his brother.
Should be they don’t care. Stupid phone
“mitigate”....... to appear to earn their fees, the lawyers must appear to be doing something. Their list of possible courses is short, but to mitigate is to appear to be doing something of value
Tsarnaev’s attorneys are court-appointed. The court no doubt made sure to appoint the best skilled defense attorneys available. They have to work with the case they were dealt, and for a relatively low hourly rate. Not to do everything they possibly can to free or mitigate the charge/punishment to their client would be a serious ethical lapse. This is how the US judicial system works, every benefit conceivable to the charged party.