Roof Wants New Trial

Roof remains in custody.

Roof wants new trial.

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. Convicted terrorist dylann roof who stormed into a charleston s c church and killed nine black worshippers is asking for a new federal trial. Jan 12 2017 at 4 31 pm et.

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. 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. 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. 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.

After putting up virtually no defense at his federal prosecution it appears that mass murderer dylann roof wants a new trial. Roof was sentenced to death last month for hate crimes in the 2015 massacre that left nine people dead. Charleston church shooter dylann roof wants a new federal trial. Dylann roof wants new trial.

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. Claudia koerner buzzfeed news reporter. Dylann roof 22 was sentenced to die earlier this year for killing nine black members of charleston s emanuel ame church in june 2015. Convicted church shooter dylann roof wants new federal trial.