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Charleston Church Shooter Asks Appeals Court to Overturn Death Sentence


Dylann Roof’s appellate attorneys claim his federal conviction and death sentence should be reversed because he was “disconnected from reality” when he represented himself during trial.
The Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Courthouse, home of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. (Photo by Acroterion from Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News)
(CN) Attorneys for the white supremacist convicted of slaying nine Black churchgoers in South Carolina argued before a federal appeals court Tuesday that he was delusional and should not have been allowed to represent himself.
In a virtual hearing before the Richmond, Virginia-based Fourth Circuit, Dylann Roof’s defense team sought to have the case vacated and remanded for a new competency hearing. They argue he was “disconnected from reality“ when he acted as his own attorney in his 2016-2017 federal murder and hate crimes trial. ....

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