Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: In a few words, here is the defense for the Boston Marathon bomber. He was drawn into the deadly plot by his older brother. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: That's the essence of the case defense lawyers are building for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. They're offering their side in the death penalty phase of his trial. They long ago admitted Tsarnaev's guilt, but say their client was drawn into the plot. That's just one thing they've said, as we hear from NPR's Tovia Smith. TOVIA SMITH, BYLINE: Defense attorneys began their case by telling jurors no punishment could ever equal the pain that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev caused to others. But, they said, a quick death might well be letting Tsarnaev off easier than making him spend decades locked away, forgotten and thinking about what he did. They showed jurors a picture of the supermax prison where Tsarnaev would serve a life sentence. RON SULLIVAN: This was a very aggressive start by the defense to say, this
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