Sentence For Dylann Roof

He represented himself at the penalty phase of the trial.

Sentence for dylann roof.

He is the first. Dylann roof 22 has been sentenced to death for killing nine black churchgoers during a bible study in charleston south carolina. American sentenced to death for shooting nine dead in charleston church massacre. The federal jury convicted roof of 33 federal charges including hate crimes.

The jury s decision had to be unanimous to sentence roof to death. Department of justice announced roof would face capital punishment in his federal prosecution as well. This is the first time a death penalty verdict was rendered in a federal hate crimes case the justice department said. The federal jury convicted roof of 33 federal charges including hate crimes.

During a separate proceeding in state court roof was given nine life sentences in exchange for his guilty plea. White supremacist dylann roof 22 has been sentenced to death after gunning down nine black churchgoers during a. Roof on wednesday was formally sentenced to death as recommended by the jury for killing nine people at a historically black church in charleston south carolina in 2015. Roof an avowed white supremacist was convicted of federal murder and hate crimes charges and he was sentenced to death in january 2017.

Convicted charleston church shooter dylann roof was given nine consecutive life sentences in state prison after he pleaded guilty to state murder charges monday leaving him to. Dylann roof the convicted shooter in the assault on emanuel ame church in charleston south carolina that left a total of 12 victims killing nine of them was sentenced to. History to have faced both a state and federal death penalty at the same time. Roof became the first person to be ordered executed for a federal hate crime when he was sentenced to death for fatally shooting nine black church members at emanuel ame church in charleston south.