Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev arrived in Boston federal court Thursday for his first appearance in more than a year.
Tsarnaev, 21, was led into the courtroom by U.S. marshals where it was filled with FBI agents, police who worked on the case and more than a dozen survivors and family members, The Associated Press reported.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to discuss jury selection Thursday with the judge after the defense unsuccessfully tried to have the case moved outside of Boston in September because of the public sentiment of the crime, AP reported.
A defense motion to move the trial out of Boston is still pending, according to AP reports. Tsarnaev's lawyers said they would prefer for the case to be heard in Washington D.C.
Both sides of the case have submitted proposed questions for potential jurors, who will be selected from a pool of at least 1,200 candidates, reported AP.
The trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 5. It's expected to last several months.
Tsarnaev previously pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges accusing him of being a part of setting off two bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon where three people were killed and more tha 260 were injured.
If found guilty Tsarnaev could face the death penalty.
