Appeals Court Denies Attempt by Boston Marathon Bomber to Remove Judge Overseeing Death Penalty Appeal

A federal appeals court has denied a request by convicted Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to remove the judge overseeing his death sentence appeal. Tsarnaev’s attorneys sought the removal because US District Court Judge George O’Toole appeared on a podcast and public panels discussing the work of organizing a complex jury trial, WCVB reported. In …