Prosecutors have urged a jury to impose the death penalty on a man who killed eight people on a Manhattan bike path in a 2017 vehicle attack
In this courtroom sketch, David Patton, left, defense attorney for Sayfullo Saipov, presents his summation to the jury as a photo of the jail cell where Saipov would be sent, if the jury decides against the death penalty, is displayed on monitors during the penalty phase off Saipov's trial in federal court in New York, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Judge Vernon Broderick, background center, presides. NEW YORK — — A U.S.
She reminded jurors of the horror of the day by showing them gory pictures of the dead, some with clothing torn away, and by reminding them of the tearful testimony of their family members and some of the 18 individuals who suffered injuries but survived.The images affected one man sitting among families of the victims so strongly that he appeared to lose consciousness, leading the judge to interrupt Houle's closing long enough for an ambulance to be summoned.
In his closing to the same federal jury that convicted Saipov in January, defense lawyer Patton said a death sentence was not necessary, especially since a decision against death would mean his client would spend of the rest of life in extreme isolation at the nation’s most secure federal prison in Florence, Colorado.
Houle said the death penalty was appropriate because of choices made in planning the attack and carrying it out, “choices of Sayfullo Saipov, a proud terrorist.”
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