Roof Wants New Trial

Claudia koerner buzzfeed news reporter.

Roof wants new trial.

Roof was sentenced to death last month for hate crimes in the 2015 massacre that left nine people dead. Roof remains in custody. Et tweet share copy chuck burton 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.

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. Roof remains in custody. Charleston church shooter dylann roof wants a new federal 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.

Dylann roof 22 was sentenced to die earlier this year for killing nine black members of charleston s emanuel ame church in june 2015. 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 church shooter dylann roof wants new federal trial. After putting up virtually no defense at his federal prosecution it appears that mass murderer dylann roof wants a new trial.

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