Roof Jury Delayed

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Roof jury delayed.

The judge also refused a request from roof s lawyers that if the trial was not delayed he should extensively question the 67 people in the jury pool before jurors are selected and warn the jury. The jury selection process for the state trial was initially expected to start in june 2016. A judge has delayed jury selection in the trial of dylann roof the white man charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners during bible study at a charleston s c. District judge richard gergel just delayed jury selection telling that full courtroom that an emergency regarding roof had surfaced.

The most rigorous phase of jury selection one in which prospective jurors would be questioned individually was scheduled to begin monday but was postponed suddenly by gergel that morning after. Jury selection delayed for man charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault news 6 mins ago. It was delayed again in january 2017. Jury selection was postponed in november 2016.

Roof reappeared in state court on october 23 2015 before nicholson. The federal trial for mass shooter dylann roof was set to begin today november 7. Gergel is currently holding a closed hearing on the matter that forced the delay. A federal judge on monday postponed jury selection in the trial of dylann roof following a closed door meeting with the suspect and his attorneys the post and courier reports.

But the state reports that u s. A judge has delayed the final stage of jury selection in the federal trial of dylann roof who s accused of killing nine people at a historic african american church in charleston south carolina. In april 2016 the state trial was delayed to january 17 2017.