prosecution. he. megyn: he is not required to answer. he has lawyered up. he is represented by the public defenders office out of boston. i think the guy s name is william thicke and they showed up at his hospital room with a imagine straight judge and if skd him if he understood the charges. he said he couldn t afford a lawyer. he is appointed you to and mr. thicke is not going to be dean to let him talk? he is going to say, keep your lips sealed. let me try to negotiate something. if they tart stoort ask questions. if they started to say what happened, what connections you have, you can implicate yourself. keep your mouth shut. there is a lot of truth, wait waive to give miranda rights. defense attorneys will do that inevitablely in a case like this especially where it s going to
0 statement from the lawyers of the woman married to the now deceased boston bombing suspect. the attorney for katherine russell that are tar she is doing everything she can in assist in the investigation but her lawyer did not say whether she agreed to be interviewed the feds requested on sunday. there is speculation she had already done it. she was seen leaving her house leaving with her lawyer and returned four hours later. there are reports from her lawyer that she didn t know bout her husband s involvement in the attack. it came as a shock. the lawyer shared more from the katherine tsarnaev and we ll have that just ahead. we are learning the federal authorities are investigating a possible link between the older brother and an unsolved triple murder back in 2011. victims relatives say the suspected marathon bomber may have played a role knowing he was very close friends with one of the dead men, referred to him as his best friend. this is video of the scene two years ago in mass
states. mr. thick, who s the attorney that represents tsarnaev. good morning, your honor, william thicke for mr. tsarnaev. the court, that s the judge magistrate, and you have had an opportunity to speak with him. mr. thicke says very briefly, your honor. the judge, so you have your lawyers here? and then the defendant nods affirmatively, according to this transcript. then the judge says, mr. tsarnaev, i am the magistrate. this hearing is your initial appearance before the court. we are here because you have been charged in a federal complaint. at this hearing, i will advise you of your constitutional and legal rights. i will tell you about the charges against you and the penalties that the court could impose if you are found guilty. you have been charged with, one, use of a weapon of mass destruction in violation of 18 united states code section 2332-a and malicious destruction of property resulting in death in violation of 18 united states
question of tsarnaev, 19 years old, the suspect lying in bed. she says, can you afford a lawyer? the defendant, no. he utters the word no. he didn t just nod or shake his head, he said, no. the court, this is the judge, let the record reflect that i believe the defendant has said no. then she says, i have appointed the federal defender, mr. thicke, to represent you in this matter. at some time he will give you a financial affidavit to fill out. the information you put in the affidavit regarding your financial assets will assist me in determining whether or not you are eligible for the appointment of counsel. i e remind you that the affidavit is filed under the pains and penalties of perjury, which means if the information you put into the affidavit is false, you could be prosecuted for perjury and if convicted be subject to a fine of up to $250,000 and/or five years in jail. in addition, if there is any