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Bombing survivor Scott Weisberg says he doesn't think #Tsarnaev was sincere in court.

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Bombing survivor Lynn Julian says she wishes she hadn't heard #tsarnaev's speech to court.

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Judy Clarke notes before we adjourn that most of the jury is here. #Tsarnaev

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O'Toole, after reading multiple sentences, "The defendant is committed" into custody of the Attorney General. #Tsarnaev

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Judge: "As to counts 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, I sentence you to death by execution." #Tsarnaev

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O'Toole asks #Tsarnaev to stand. "It is my duty to impose the sentence."

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O'Toole: a God that approves killing of innocents, "cannot be the God of Islam." #Tsarnaev

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"You had to forget your own humanity." #Tsarnaev

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O'Toole: You tried to convince yourself "that Martin Richard was not innocent," nor Lingzi Lu, Krystle Campbell, or Sean Collier. #Tsarnaev

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O'Toole: "no one will remember that your teachers liked you...what will be remembered is that you murdered and maimed." #Tsarnaev

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O'Toole, to #Tsarnaev: "whenever your name is mentioned, all that will be remembered is the evil you have done."

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Judge O'Toole says he remembers many good things, but remembers many bad, "which are even harder to forget." #Tsarnaev

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Judge: "What I will never forget is how after the tragic events unfolded, victims...worried about somebody else." #Tsarnaev

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"This was an extraordinary case." Judge O'Toole says. We saw "things we will never forget, both good and bad." #Tsarnaev

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Judge: jury's verdict was not the only option, but "it was rational based on the evidence." #Tsarnaev

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Judge, on jury: "They're here as members of the public." #Tsarnaev

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Judge refers to the jury, which was allowed to come back, though not mandatory. They're allowed to sit in the jury box again. #Tsarnaev

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With that, #Tsarnaev sits down. Judge will now impose the sentence.

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"I ask Allah for mercy for me and for my brother." #Tsarnaev

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"I pray to Allah to bestow his mercy on you...I pray for your relief, for your healing. For your well-being, for your health." #Tsarnaev