Boston (CNN)Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told a judge Thursday he was satisfied with his defense lawyers at what is expected to be the final public hearing before his death penalty trial begins on January 5. Wearing gray slacks a white button-down shirt under a black sweater, Tsarnaev said, "Yes, sir," to a series of questions from the judge, including whether he was pleased with his defense and had been kept informed about his case. It was the first time Tsarnaev -- suspected with his older brother Tamerlan of planting two bombs that killed three people and injured more than 260 others near the Boston Marathon finish line in April 2013 -- appeared in a Boston federal court since he pleaded not guilty last year.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attends last scheduled public hearing before January 5 trial
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Defense says it may file another motion to delay trial
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Mother-in-law of Ibragim Todashev shouts support for Tsarnaev
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Todashev, an associate of Tsarnaev's brother, was killed last year in what FBI said was separate probe
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