(Dzhokhar's lawyer would later argue in court that his dead brother was the main instigator of the crime, in an apparent attempt to help her client avoid the death penalty.) (businessinsider.com)
He and his 14 co-defendants avoided the death penalty as they were all acquitted of murder. (relevantmagazine.com)
State - controlled media claimed that Kenneth Bae, detained since November 2012, was working for Youth With A Mission but avoided the death penalty because he confessed. (christianitytoday.com)