Dylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston Church Massacre

[niyad]

Dylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston Church Massacre


Dylann S. Roof being led into the courthouse in Shelby, N.C., on June 18, 2015. Credit Jason Miczek/Reuters

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann S. Roof, a self-radicalized young white supremacist who killed nine black parishioners last year when he opened fire during a long-planned assault on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, was found guilty by a federal jury here on Thursday.

Mr. Roof, 22, stood, his hands at his side and his face emotionless, as a clerk read the verdict aloud in Federal District Court, where he had been charged with 33 counts, including hate crimes resulting in death.

Mr. Roof, whose lawyers conceded his guilt, will face the same jurors when they gather on Jan. 3 to begin a more suspenseful phase of his trial to decide whether he will be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole.

The jury deliberated for only about two hours on Thursday afternoon, and as a clerk began to read the guilty verdicts, one after the next, a few women in the courtroom nodded with satisfaction. After the court adjourned, the two adult survivors of the attack, Felicia Sanders and Polly Sheppard, shared a long embrace.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/us/dylann-roof-trial.html?_r=0

[metroins]

1. I hope it's not the death penalty

Death is inevitable, there is no reason to ever hasten it (except dignified death).

[mythology]

2. 2 hours of deliberation?

What did they do for the other 119 minutes?

[niyad]

5. drinking coffee, having lunch? puzzles? colouring books?

besides, I thought the murderer pled guilty?

[csziggy]

8. The jury has to fill out forms for each charge

And there are procedures to go through - selecting a foreman, discussion of each charge and what level to find guilty on *, voting on each charge, etc.

* A jury I was on sat on a case in which the defendant admitted his guilt and we had to decide on the level of the charges. His defense attempted to convince us there was no malice, duplicity or planning. I argued that he acted as though it was a normal "good bye" when he planned to attack and injure. We ended up convicting him of the most serious charges. He was only charged with three counts. It took us about fifteen minutes to decide guilt but the entire procedure took half an hour.

[cwydro]

3. The survivors and the family members of the victims have said they don't want the death penalty.

But I don't think this cretin will live out his natural life...no matter what the sentence.

[niyad]

4. pretty sure he is going to have to be in ad-seg.

[cwydro]

6. No doubt.

But I remember that cannibal and I remember that priest.

Neither lived very long in prison.

Forgotten both their names, but you know who I mean.

[niyad]

7. indeed. . .

[Charles Bukowski]

9. Jeffrey Dahmer was the cannibal

Have no idea on the priest.