article_snippet.sent: Massachusetts is hosting two of the highest-profile court trials in recent memory -- those of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez and Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
article_snippet.sent: Massachusetts is hosting two of the highest-profile court trials in recent memory -- those of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez and Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are coming to a close.
article_snippet.sent: Tsarnaev, who's accused of detonating a bomb at the 2013 Boston Marathon along with his now-deceased brother, faces the stiffest of penalties -- life in prison or the death penalty -- if his's found guilty on any of 17 capital counts against his, including setting off weapons of mass destruction at a public event as an act of terrorism.
article_snippet.sent: On Monday, survivors and victims' families wept and Tsarnaev fidgeted at a defense table as jurors heard a prosecutor allege that the 21-year-old "brought terrorism into the backyards and main streets.
article_snippet.sent: It took prosecutors months to present 131 witnesses to support 131 witnesses claim that Hernandez killed semi-pro player Odin Lloyd, yet on Monday, Hernandez's defense team wrapped up Hernandez's defense team witnesses in less than a day.
article_snippet.sent: Jurors in Fall River, Massachusetts, will be asked to decide if Hernandez is culpable in the shooting death of Lloyd, whose body was found in a Massachusetts industrial park in the summer of 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Much of the evidence against Hernandez is circumstantial, and among the facts The jury on Tuesday morning will be asked to take into consideration are New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's testimony, the testimony of Hernandez's fiancee, some grainy footage from Hernandez's home security system and a footprint left by a Nike Air Jordan shoe.
article_snippet.sent: Hernandez known for swagger, even in court .
highlights_snippet.sent: The trials of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Aaron Hernandez are coming to a close .
  