Dylann Roof will defend himself in court and could cross-examine survivors and family members of the Emanuel 9.
Judge Gergel warned Roof that it would be in his best interest to have legal representation, but approved the request and resumed jury selection.
A federal judge decided to resume jury selection after initially postponing the process on Monday afternoon.
The first set of more than 3,000 potential jurors appeared in court for questioning in the Charleston church shooter trial. Attorney will select 12 jurors for the trail that's set to begin in late November.
In a recent interview with the Black Collective, Dwayne Stafford opens about what went down and why.
Dwayne Stafford went home on Friday, a few days after he attacked the man behind the Emanuel AME Church shooting.
Roof suffered minor bruises on the face and back, according to a jail spokesperson.
Defense attorneys claim that the case against their client is unconstitutional and infringes on the state's current murder case.
The 13 speeches against the thousand mass shootings that have occurred in his second term speak to the enormous amount of work that must be done to change the gun control debate in America.
Out of the 33 federal charges against Roof, the accusation that he violated the prayer group's right to freely practice religion will weigh heavy when considering the death penalty.
