A tale of two Tsarnaevs on eve of trial in Boston Marathon bombing . Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 's defense attorneys and federal prosecutors have spoken but failed to reach a plea deal . One of the biggest outstanding questions of the trial is whether Tsarnaev will get the death penalty or life without parole . Attorney General Eric Peterson is a critic of the death penalty , but he supports seeking capital punishment in this case .
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 's defense attorneys and federal prosecutors have spoken but failed to reach a plea deal . One of the biggest outstanding questions of the trial is whether Tsarnaev will get the death penalty or life without parole . Attorney General Eric Peterson is a critic of the death penalty , but he supports seeking capital punishment in this case .