Roof Death Sentence

He represented himself at the penalty phase of the trial.

Roof death sentence. Cnn dylann roof just became the first person convicted of a federal hate crime to get the death penalty and he could be sentenced to death in south carolina state court as well. White supremacist 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. Prosecutors said he specifically chose emanuel ame the south s oldest black church to carry out the massacre. 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.

Roof an avowed white supremacist was convicted of federal murder and hate crimes charges and he was sentenced to death in january 2017. 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.