Dylann roof pleads not guilty to 33 federal charges in the june 17 gun attack at emanuel african methodist episcopal church in charleston south carolina.
Why did dylann roof not plead insanity.
In his opening statements he tried to explain to jurors why he s now going against all legal advice and refusing to plead insanity.
Defense lawyers for dylann roof said the charleston church shooter was adamant about not being ruled mentally impaired because it might prevent him from getting a high government position if white.
Before a trial a lawyer may claim that the defendant.
The speculation in days following in the massacre is that roof will plead.
Charleston south carolina a federal judge entered not guilty pleas friday on charges against dylann roof the 21 year old white man accused of killing nine african american parishioners at the.
Now that dylann roof is in custody and has been charged with nine counts of murder the question is.
Acting as his own lawyer.