Note : Judge says it 's a ` ` realistic and fair trial '' Tsarnaev 's lawyers requested that the trial start no earlier than September 2015 . For victims , death penalty decision a 'step forward ' Prosecutors say the trial will take about 12 months . They will seek the death penalty .
Note : Judge says it 's a ` ` realistic and fair trial '' Tsarnaev 's lawyers requested that the trial start no earlier than September 2015 . Prosecutors say the trial will take about 12 months . They will seek the death penalty .