United States v. Roof

ORDER AND OPINION

Richard Mark Gergel, United States District Court Judge

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s motion for a new trial or a judgment of acquittal. (Dkt. No. 916.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies the motion.

I. Background

On July 22, 2015, a federal grand jury returned a 33-count indictment charging Defendant Dylann Roof with multiple counts of 5 offenses:

• Counts 1-9 allege racially motivated hate crimes resulting in death, in violation of 18 U.S.C, § 249(a)(1);

• Counts 10-12 allege racially motivated hate crimes involving an attempt to kill, in…