article_snippet: Speaking from the witness stand at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial on Thursday, 8-year-old Martin Richard told jurors
article_snippet: 8-year-old Martin Richard's description of the explosion's horrifying aftermath capped a day of dramatic testimony as survivors shared survivors stories in the second day of the high-profile trial.
article_snippet: Tsarnaev's attorneys argued Thursday that now isn't the right time for jurors to hear the string of harrowing stories from survivors of the explosions, arguing that testimony should be part of a later phase of the trial, when jurors will decide what penalty Tsarnaev should face.
article_snippet: But the judge sided with prosecutors, who argued testimony was necessary to support prosecutors indictment.
article_snippet: On Thursday, jurors relived the moments after the bombings.
highlights_snippet: The second day of the Boston Marathon bombings trial is underway .
  