Appeals Court Upholds Death Penalty For Dylann Roof In Charleston Church Shooting
Topline
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a death sentence for Dylann Roof, a white supremacist who was convicted of killing nine parishioners in a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015.
In this image from a video uplink, Dylann Roof appears at Centralized Bond Hearing Court on June 19, … [+]
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Key Facts
The appeals court said a federal judge who oversaw Roof’s trial did not err by deciding Roof — whose lawyers say he suffered from severe mental health issues — was competent to stand trial or allowing him to represent himself in the sentencing phase.
Forbes has reached out to Roof’s defense team for comment.
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“No cold record or careful parsing of statutes and precedents can capture the full horror of what Roof did,” the appeals court wrote.
This is a developing story; it will be updated.
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