Roof Wants New Trial

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Roof wants new trial.

Convicted church shooter dylann roof wants new federal trial. Roof was sentenced to death last month for hate crimes in the 2015 massacre that left nine people dead. Jan 12 2017 at 4 31 pm et. Ap convicted charleston church shooter dylann roof has asked for a new federal trial saying prosecutors didn t have jurisdiction to bring their case against him.

Dylann roof has requested a new trial after he was convicted and sentenced to death for the june 2015 murder of nine black churchgoers at the emanuel ame church in. Dylann roof wants new trial. Charleston church shooter dylann roof wants a new federal trial. Roof had attorneys during his trial but fired them during the sentencing phase avoiding potential evidence about his mental state that he didn t want made public at trial.

Claudia koerner buzzfeed news reporter. Roof remains in custody. Posted on february 12 2017 at 7 34 p m. Roof had attorneys during his trial but fired them during the sentencing phase avoiding potential evidence about his mental state that he didn t want made public at trial.

Roof s attorneys made that request friday claiming the government failed to prove his use of the internet highways and a gun manufactured out of state were sufficient enough links to allow religious obstruction. Ap convicted charleston church shooter dylann roof has asked for a new federal trial saying prosecutors didn t have jurisdiction to bring their case against him. Dylann roof 22 was sentenced to die earlier this year for killing nine black members of charleston s emanuel ame church in june 2015. After putting up virtually no defense at his federal prosecution it appears that mass murderer dylann roof wants a new trial.