Judge denies bench trial for Dylann Roof

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Published June 13, 2016 Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A jury, not a judge, will consider hate crimes and other federal charges against the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a South Carolina church, the judge overseeing the case ruled Monday.

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel also ordered that jurors will hear arguments on a possible death sentence for Dylann Roof if he's convicted of capital crimes in his federal trial.

Attorneys for Roof, 22, had requested a bench trial, acknowledging in court papers filed last week that prosecutors hadn't agreed to sign off on the idea. Earlier Monday, prosecutors filed papers officially opposing a bench trial, pointing out that their approval was needed to move forward with one ...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/13/prosecutors-oppose-bench-trial-for-church-shooting-suspect.html

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1. Good....nt

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2. He will get the DP. Even any racists on his jury will throw him under the

bus for the backlash against their flag that he caused.