CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white man accused of fatally shooting nine
black parishioners at a Charleston church last year was allowed to act
as his own attorney in his federal death penalty trial Monday.
Dylann Roof's request came against his lawyers'
advice, and U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said he would reluctantly
accept the 22-year-old's "unwise" decision.
Death penalty attorney David Bruck then slid
over and let Roof take the lead chair. The lawyers can stand by and help
Roof if he asks.
The development came the same day jury selection
resumed in the case. The selection process was halted Nov. 7 after
lawyers for Roof questioned his ability to understand the case against
him. Judge Gergel's ruling last week cleared the way for Monday's
process to begin anew.
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