Defense attorneys for the man accused in the Boston Marathon bombing requested a ______________ on the grounds that their client would not receive a fair trial because the pretrial publicity was overwhelmingly prejudicial on a potential jury pool in the area.

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A change of venue is requested when the defense believes that the defendant cannot receive a fair trial in the current location due to factors like prejudicial pretrial publicity affecting the potential jury pool.

Defense Attorneys for the Man Accused in the Boston Marathon