( CNN ) A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to push back the trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , who 'd requested a delay after last week 's terrorist attacks in France . In his order , U.S. District Judge George O'Toole wrote that his `` detailed review of juror questionnaires ... has so far confirmed , rather than undermined , my judgment that a fair and impartial jury can and will be chosen to determine the issues in this case . '' Tsarnaev is accused of plotting with his brother and carrying out an attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people , wounded more than 260 and spurred a massive manhunt that terrorized the city for days in 2013 . Jury selection , which began last week , will resume Thursday . 13 things to keep in mind as the trial starts . Tsarnaev 's attorneys asked Tuesday for the court to push back this process for at least one month , citing the Charlie Hebdo massacre and two other attacks in France last week that left 17 people dead , not including the three slain men purportedly behind the violence . `` This measure would allow some time for the extraordinary prejudice flowing from these events -- and the comparison of those events to those at issue in this case -- to diminish , '' the lawyers wrote , noting how media outlets such as CNN , USA Today and the Boston Herald tied these attacks to the Boston Marathon bombings . The attorneys talked about the `` supposed parallels '' between what happened in France and years ago around Boston , including `` the fact that the suspects were brothers , that they reportedly were influenced by the lectures and writings of Anwar al-Awlaki , that they were 'home-grown ' terrorists , and that they attacked civilians in a Western city . '' `` It will take time for Boston-area residents ... to come to a reasoned evaluation of what , if anything , the events in Paris signify about the surviving alleged perpetrator of the Boston Marathon bombing , '' Tsarnaev 's defense team argued . `` That process of reflection should come before -- not after -- the court has had its only opportunity to question potential jurors about possible bias and prejudgment of the defendant in this case . '' The Boston case has drawn a great deal of international attention , though that spotlight is particularly intense in Massachusetts . The Boston Marathon is a venerated institution there , one that was shaken badly after two bombs went off within 12 seconds of each other on April 15 , 2013 , near the race 's finish line . A dramatic manhunt ensued that culminated four days later with the death of suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev , 26 , and the capture hours later of his brother Dzhokhar , who 's now 21 . Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was later charged with 30 federal counts , including using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death and malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death . He pleaded not guilty in July 2013 . CNN 's Dana Ford contributed to this report .
A judge says an impartial jury can be seated in the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev . Jury selection in the alleged Boston Marathon bomber 's trial should resume Thursday . He and his brother are accused of planning and carrying out the deadly April 2013 bombings .