The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.
It’s not clear why the jury wanted to see the weapons, but in weighing a death sentence, one of the statutory aggravating factors jurors must consider is the risk the gunman’s attack posed to others.
Federal prosecutors charged Bowers with 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death.
Robert Bowers was found guilty of murdering 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue and is facing the death penalty. Here are three reasons why he shouldn't be executed
Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as in more than 30 African countries, but the new law goes much further.
Iran feels confident in increasing this repression because it is close allies with China and Russia, two other countries that crush dissent.
The two men sentenced to death said during the trial that they had been in contact with the Islamic State in neighboring Afghanistan and helped organize the attack.
Keren Hayesod expressed that their support for Israel is "unconditional," as long as "the basic principles of humanity are respected."
The death penalty for terrorists bill may pass the Knesset in what may be a dream come true for some and a horrific nightmare for others.
A majority of the opposition was absent from the vote in protest • Hadash-Ta'al: Death penalty part of Israel's slide toward fascism
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