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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCondemned church shooter Roof seeks appellate court mercy
Source: Associated Press
Condemned church shooter Roof seeks appellate court mercy
By MEG KINNARD, ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. May 23, 2017, 1:54 PM ET
A white supremacist petitioned a court for mercy, asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to overturn his conviction and death sentence for killing nine black worshippers in a racist attack at a Charleston church.
The notice filed by attorneys for Dylann Roof was an expected move in what's expected to be years of appeals in his federal case. Earlier this month, the federal judge who presided over Roof's trial rejected his first appeal, ruling that the conviction and death sentence for the June 2015 massacre at Emanuel AME church should stand.
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Roof's appeals come as no surprise. According to recently released transcripts of hearings to determine his competency to stand trial, Roof told his lawyers that he'd go through the appellate process to drag his case out as long as he could.
With the passage of time, Roof said, he expected white supremacists to take over the U.S. within several years, pardon him for the killings and make him governor of South Carolina.
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By MEG KINNARD, ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. May 23, 2017, 1:54 PM ET
A white supremacist petitioned a court for mercy, asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to overturn his conviction and death sentence for killing nine black worshippers in a racist attack at a Charleston church.
The notice filed by attorneys for Dylann Roof was an expected move in what's expected to be years of appeals in his federal case. Earlier this month, the federal judge who presided over Roof's trial rejected his first appeal, ruling that the conviction and death sentence for the June 2015 massacre at Emanuel AME church should stand.
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Roof's appeals come as no surprise. According to recently released transcripts of hearings to determine his competency to stand trial, Roof told his lawyers that he'd go through the appellate process to drag his case out as long as he could.
With the passage of time, Roof said, he expected white supremacists to take over the U.S. within several years, pardon him for the killings and make him governor of South Carolina.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/condemned-church-shooter-roof-seeks-appellate-court-mercy-47584836
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Condemned church shooter Roof seeks appellate court mercy (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2017
OP
... In .. initial appeal, Roof argued .. he bought .. gun and bullets in South Carolina and
struggle4progress
May 2017
#6
mcar
(42,206 posts)1. I read this and thought "he's not wrong"
If we don't get his ilk out of government at all levels, a pardon isn't outside the realm of possibility.
ck4829
(34,966 posts)2. He wants mercy but I see no mention of remorse or renouncing his ideology
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)3. I see him becoming the next AG
Surely Sessions would recommend him!
stage left
(2,934 posts)4. I can't believe he really said this
With the passage of time, Roof said, he expected white supremacists to take over the U.S. within several years, pardon him for the killings and make him governor of South Carolina.
Severely delusional, I hope.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)5. Yes, mercy.
Life sentence in general population. Like Jef Dalhmer he will no doubt bump his face on an iron pipe from time to time until his brains fall out.
struggle4progress
(118,032 posts)6. ... In .. initial appeal, Roof argued .. he bought .. gun and bullets in South Carolina and
did not travel out-of-state ... Judge .. ruled .. Roof .. used .. telephone to call .. church, GPS to find it and .. bullets and gun were manufactured in .. different state ...