Sayfullo Saipov was convicted last month in the 2017 attack, in which he mowed down bicyclists with a truck.
Sayfullo Saipov faced a federal terrorism trial for allegedly killing 8 people on a NYC bike path with a truck.
Saipov's lawyers hope to convince jurors that a life term is punishment enough for the attack that killed five friends from Argentina, a woman from Belgium and two Americans. "There is no rhyme, reason, or predictability as to why the government chooses to seek death in some murder cases but not in others," they wrote in one recent court filing.
"There is a legitimate concern that the death penalty sometimes turns on the defendant’s race, ethnicity, national origin, and religious beliefs," they wrote. Prosecutors are expected to focus on Saipov's victims. In the first phase of his trial, jurors heard from survivors who described the horror and sorrow at losing loved ones and the pain they continue to suffer from injuries. More of that kind of emotional testimony was expected as prosecutors present their case over the next week.
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