Appeals court denies Boston Marathon bomber’s request for judge recusal

An appeals court has denied a request by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev s attorneys for the judge to rescue himself from the event The defense cited comments the judge made about the Boston Marathon bombing event on podcasts and constituents events The appeals court rejected their argument and the judge will remain on the event The judge is overseeing a review of Tsarnaev s sentence and is probing contends by the defense of juror bias