When you aren’t competent to act as your own attorney, use social media ‘reasoning’ to prove you weren’t competent to act as your own attorney…
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Oral arguments in the case of Dylann Roof are scheduled to be held Tuesday before a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, Virginia. Appellate Judge Jay Richardson, who as an assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuted Roof’s case, is not part of the panel.
In a lengthy brief, Roof’s attorneys argue that an appellate court should vacate Roof’s convictions and death sentence, or remand his case to court for a “proper competency evaluation.”
“The federal trial that resulted in his death-sentence departed so far from the standard required when the government seeks the ultimate price that it cannot be affirmed,” they wrote, arguing that their client’s mental illness should have prevented him from serving as his own attorney during a portion of the trial, and also being sent to federal death row.
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel held two competency hearings for Roof: one before the start of his trial, and one before its sentencing phase, to determine if Roof could act as his own attorney for that portion of the trial.
His appellate team wrote that the court errantly found Roof competent, despite the fact that “every defense expert agreed Roof suffered a delusional belief he would be rescued by the victors of a race-war, which prevented him from understanding the threat of execution was real.”
Representing himself for sentencing, Roof successfully prevented jurors from hearing mitigating evidence about his mental health, “under the delusion,” his attorneys wrote, that “he would be rescued from prison by white-nationalists — but only, bizarrely, if he kept his mental-impairments out of the public record.”
How nice to come back from a trip and be comforted by the same exact drawings of Carmen that have been used and re-used more often than an animation drawing of Beavis and Butt-Head in chairs.
RobinHood over 3 years ago
That’s too bad, given so many Facebook and other Social Media users treat Starbucks as a replacement for church.
Silly Season over 3 years ago
Well. Isn’t social media valuable?
When you aren’t competent to act as your own attorney, use social media ‘reasoning’ to prove you weren’t competent to act as your own attorney…
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Oral arguments in the case of Dylann Roof are scheduled to be held Tuesday before a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, Virginia. Appellate Judge Jay Richardson, who as an assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuted Roof’s case, is not part of the panel.
In a lengthy brief, Roof’s attorneys argue that an appellate court should vacate Roof’s convictions and death sentence, or remand his case to court for a “proper competency evaluation.”
“The federal trial that resulted in his death-sentence departed so far from the standard required when the government seeks the ultimate price that it cannot be affirmed,” they wrote, arguing that their client’s mental illness should have prevented him from serving as his own attorney during a portion of the trial, and also being sent to federal death row.
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel held two competency hearings for Roof: one before the start of his trial, and one before its sentencing phase, to determine if Roof could act as his own attorney for that portion of the trial.
His appellate team wrote that the court errantly found Roof competent, despite the fact that “every defense expert agreed Roof suffered a delusional belief he would be rescued by the victors of a race-war, which prevented him from understanding the threat of execution was real.”
Representing himself for sentencing, Roof successfully prevented jurors from hearing mitigating evidence about his mental health, “under the delusion,” his attorneys wrote, that “he would be rescued from prison by white-nationalists — but only, bizarrely, if he kept his mental-impairments out of the public record.”
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https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charleston-church-shooter-dylann-roof-making-appellate-arguments/CWGHKTSTOFCOBD7SJKYVZOSJ7I/
Darsan54 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Considering how suicides have risen in the wake of smart phone and social media’s growing popularity, can’t say as I disagree.
RobinHood over 3 years ago
How many of you, here today, posted and or read comments while in a coffee shop? How many times in the past?
rossevrymn over 3 years ago
The usual blame something else, when it’s our responsibility, social media is a tool, and it’s created the opportunity for many great things.
Kip W over 3 years ago
How nice to come back from a trip and be comforted by the same exact drawings of Carmen that have been used and re-used more often than an animation drawing of Beavis and Butt-Head in chairs.
braindead Premium Member over 3 years ago
Comment from yesterday still applies, since it’s basically the same cartoon"
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If social media can get rid of the LIES, much of the conflict would decrease.
Of course, that would eliminate posts by most of a certain party.
ferddo over 3 years ago
Sad how some people have plenty of time to gossip on social media, but not enough time to do anything productive…