Will Roof Get Death Penalty

White supremacist appeals death penalty on mental health grounds.

Will roof get death penalty.

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 when he represented. Dylann roof appeals death penalty in south carolina church massacre roof s appellate lawyers said roof had been diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder which was not conveyed to the. Dylann roof just became the first person convicted of a federal hate crime to get the death penalty. Cbs news correspondent mark s.

Roof the first person to be convicted of a federal hate crime and sentenced to the death penalty was removed from custody in al cannon detention center in north charleston south carolina on. Jurors began deliberating tuesday over whether roof 22 should get the death penalty or life in prison for his crimes. Department of justice announced roof would face capital punishment in his federal prosecution as well. This article is more than 7 months old.

Reaction to the charleston church tragedy on hannity this is a rush transcript from hannity june 19 2015. Dylann roof sentenced to death 1st to get death penalty for federal hate crimes he was convicted of killing nine churchgoers at a bible study in charleston. Roof who killed nine people at emanuel ame church argues he had. It took two hours for the 12 jurors to come to their unanimous decision.

This copy may not be in its final form and. But will he actually be put to death. History to have faced both a state and federal death penalty at the same time. Dylann roof is the first person in u s.