Federal prosecutors dueled with Sayfullo Saipov's defense attorneys on Tuesday over whether the convicted murderer should be sentenced to death.
"He chose to come to this country and fight for an enemy," Houle told the jurors as she showed them gory images of the scene."And it is his choices that call for the most significant punishment that the law provides: the sentence of death."Sayfullo Saipov used a rental truck to kill 8 people on a Manhattan bike path in 2017.Sayfullo Saipov is seen exiting the rented truck allegedly used in the attack and is carrying what appears to be two pistols, one in each hand.
"It is not necessary to kill Sayfullo Saipov to keep us or anyone else safe," Patton said."So we are asking you to choose hope over fear, justice over vengeance, and in the end, life over death." Marta Dhanis is a reporter and field producer based in New York who focuses on criminal justice and the courts. Follow her on Twitter:
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