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December 30, 2016

Charleston, SC: Dylann Roof Won't Present Evidence at Sentencing
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In Charleston, South Carolina, convicted mass murderer Dylann Roof told
a judge Wednesday he won't call witnesses or give evidence in his own
defense when a jury returns next week to determine if he'll receive the
death penalty. Roof is acting as his own counsel after he fired his
legal team. He was convicted earlier this month on 33 counts of federal
hate crimes for murdering nine black worshipers, including Pastor
Clementa Pinckney, at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015.


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