United States v. Tsarnaev
| United States v. Tsarnaev | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 13, 2021 Decided March 4, 2022 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Tsarnaev |
| Docket no. | 20-443 |
| Citations | 595 U.S. 302 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| A defendant is entitled to an impartial panel of jurors, not necessarily a panel of jurors who know nothing about the case. Death sentence reinstated. | |
| Court membership | |
| |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Barrett, joined by Gorsuch |
| Dissent | Breyer, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan (except Part II–C) |
United States v. Tsarnaev, 595 U.S. 302 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a defendant is entitled to an impartial panel of jurors, not necessarily a panel of jurors who know nothing about the case. The decision reinstated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing.