Defense seeks to strike U.S. `` betrayal '' as reason for death penalty . In the notice to seek the death penalty , prosecutors said : `` Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received asylum from the United States ; obtained citizenship and enjoyed the freedoms of a United States citizen ; and then betrayed his allegiance to the United States by killing and maiming people in the United States . '' Prosecutors want to monitor Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 's family visits . Score: 6 His trial is set for early November , with the government seeking the death penalty .
Defense seeks to strike U.S. `` betrayal '' as reason for death penalty . Prosecutors want to monitor Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 's family visits . Score: 6 His trial is set for early November , with the government seeking the death penalty .