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Boston - Publicity hasn't jeopardized Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's right to an impartial jury, a federal appeals panel says, and opening statements can proceed next week as scheduled in the city where the deadly explosions occurred almost two years ago.
The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals panel said in a 2-1 ruling on Friday that a US district judge correctly denied Tsarnaev's requests on three occasions to move the trial, especially given the "particularly unusual" timing with jury selection already underway.
"The process has been thorough and appropriately calibrated to expose bias, ignorance and prevarication," the majority said of Judge George O'Toole Jr almost daily sessions with potential jurors that began nearly two months ago.
