Lawyers for Sayfullo Saipov asked jurors not to 'meet death with more death.'
capital punishment, sponsored by New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat, is stalled in Congress.
Saipov’s defense attorneys asked jurors not to “meet death with more death” and implored them to spare Saipov from capital punishment. Patton argued that Saipov won’t be able to harm anyone in a highly secure federal prison, where he’ll spend up to 23 hours a day by himself in a small cell.The arguments wrapped up the sentencing portion of the trial, which included emotional testimony from family members of the victims who expressed the pain Saipov caused them.
“The person who was raised by me, I can’t believe that person would do something like this,” Saipov’s grandfather, Sobit Saipov, testified, according to theSaipov wore bulky headphones over his ears during closing arguments to hear an interpreter translating the proceedings. He sat still with his head tilted down, only glancing up when the defense team showed photos of his family. The audience behind him was filled with victims, members of law enforcement, and reporters.
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