Federal trial for man charged in Charleston, S.C., church shooting is set for November
A federal judge says jurors will be picked this fall in the trial of a white man accused of killing nine members of a historic black church in Charleston, S.C.
Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel on Tuesday set Nov. 7 as the day to begin selecting jurors for the federal trial of Dylann Roof. His trial could start about two weeks later.
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Roof faces numerous federal counts, including hate crimes, in the June 17 shootings at Emanuel AME Church. He attended Tuesday’s hearing.
Defense attorneys and federal prosecutors said they had enough time to prepare their cases. The trial is estimated to last up to six weeks.
Roof’s state trial on murder charges is scheduled for January. Prosecutors in both jurisdictions are seeking the death penalty.
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