Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Lawyers File Motion For New Trial
BOSTON (CBS) -- Lawyers for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have filed a motion for a new trial, saying it is "required in the interests of justice and judgments notwithstanding the verdict are required as a matter of evidentiary insufficiency."
The motion filed Monday afternoon does not include any details about the defense's reason for a new trial. Rather, this filing is what's called a "placeholder"; supplemental information will be posted by the judge's August 17th deadline.
Typically, challenges to convictions and sentences must be filed within 14 days, but Tsarnaev's legal team asked for – and was granted – a 90-day extension. At his sentencing, judge George O'Toole reminded the 21-year-old that he has the right to appeal both his conviction and his sentence.
Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 of the counts with which he was charged in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing and the events that followed. The same jury that convicted him also sentenced him to death on six of the capital counts.