Viewing Dylann Roof Trial

Attorneys for white supremacist dylann roof argue he was mentally ill when he represented himself at his capital trial for the 2015 murders of nine black parishioners at mother emanuel ame church.

Viewing dylann roof trial.

During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c. Roof guilty on all counts 02 25. View author archive. Roof officially the united states of america v dylann storm roof was a 2017 federal trial involving dylann roof and his role in the charleston church shooting five days after the shooting roof was indicted on 33 federal charges including 12 counts of committing a hate crime against black victims.

Dylann roof on tuesday appealed his federal convictions and death sentence in the 2015 massacre of nine black church members in south carolina. Dylann roof a white supremacist responsible for the 2015 massacre of nine black church members in south carolina appealed his convictions and death sentence on tuesday arguing that he was. Dylann roof was convicted thursday in the chilling attack on nine black church members who were shot to death last year during a bible study. The penalty phase of the dylann roof charleston s c church shooting trial began wednesday.

Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s. Ap dylann roof was convicted thursday in the chilling slaughter of nine black church members who had welcomed him to their bible study a devastating crime in a country that was already deeply embroiled in racial tension. The 22 year old who is representing himself and killed nine worshippers addressed the jury for the. They said his trial.

White supremacist dylann roof on tuesday appealed his federal convictions and death sentence in the 2015 massacre of nine black church members in south carolina arguing that he was mentally ill. The white nationalist convicted of killing nine people at a historically black church in charleston south carolina believed his prison sentence was irrelevant because he would be freed after a. On may 24 2016 the justice department announced that roof would face the.