By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
The Boston Globe reports that the fate of Robel Phillipos is now in the hands of a jury.
In closing arguments, Phillipos’ attorney said the government failed to show that he “knowingly and intentionally” made false statements during the investigation. The attorney said Phillipos’ memory was clouded by marijuana.
But U.S. attorneys said Phillipos intentionally lied to protect his friend.
“This case is about someone who lied, not about someone who didn’t remember,” Assistant US Attorney Stephanie Siegmann said.
