Boston Bombings - putting the suspect on trial before a federal court or a military tribunal

Published by Statista Research Department, May 1, 2013

This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans in April 2013 regarding the decision to put Boston Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on trial in the federal court system as opposed to a military tribunal. 74 percent of respondents stated they support the decision to put the suspect on trial in the federal court system.

Do you support or oppose putting the Boston Bombing suspect on trial before a federal court as opposed to a military tribunal?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Support the federal court trial decision	74%
Oppose the decision	19%
No opinion	7%

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Release date

May 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 24 to 28, 2013

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source poses the question as follows: "As you may know, a suspect has been charged with the bombings at the Boston Marathon last week, and his brother was killed in a shootout with the police. Do you support or oppose the decision to put the bombing suspect on trial in the federal court system as opposed to a military tribunal?"

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