Dylann Roof (R), the 21-year-old man charged with murdering nine worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston last month, is helped to his chair by chief public defender Ashley Pennington during a hearing at the Judicial Center in Charleston [Getty Images]

CHARLESTON, SC - JULY 16: Dylann Roof (R), 21, is helped to his chair by chief public defender Ashley Pennington (L) during a hearing at the Judicial Center July 16, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof is charged with murdering nine worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston last month. (Photo by Randall Hill - Pool/Getty Images) — see more

CHARLESTON, SC - JULY 16: Dylann Roof (R), 21, is helped to his chair by chief public defender Ashley Pennington (L) during a hearing at the Judicial Center July 16, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof is charged with murdering nine worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston last month. (Photo by Randall Hill - Pool/Getty Images)