we ll continue to watch. state representative alicia reece. thank you so much. as representative reece was talking about the body cameras, the prosecutor saying himself without the body camera he may not have been charged. francis is here with a look at body cameras around the country. this speaks to the case the state representative was making. the fatal shooting of samuel dubose once again bringing body cameras to the forefront when it comes to police forces. take a look at this map. shows you the states that have pending legislation on body cameras highlighted in yellow. a majority of states across the country are considering bills according to the atlantic. to have these cameras, this device you see right here around the chest area that s a trend we ve seen on the rise over the past several years. most recent justice department statistics show police officers in at least 32% of local departments wore the cameras in the year 2013. and the public support of the use of body came
he s accused of shooting and killing nine people at charleston s mother emanuel church last night. hate crimes and obstructing the practice of religion. we re joined now from charleston. jamie, explain what happens when the prosecution makes a decision on the death penalty. reporter: well, roof and his attorneys may have another opportunity to enter a plea. a different plea if they wish at a follow-on hearing once this case transfers over to the federal judge who s been assigned to manage the case because the hearing today was before a magistrate judge and was really a formality in order to begin this federal case. but the big picture here is this is what legal experts say, at least, this is a very unusual situation because you have a federal case that s happening at the same time as the state case. it was only two weeks ago we were in charleston and i was inside of a state court as roof was being arraigned there on murder charges, so we have two cases happening at the same time
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discovery involved in this case. then moving forward, we also have was a psychological evaluation done of roof because, thomas, to enter a plea of guilty it has to be knowing and voluntary. is he of the right state of mind. finally, it couldn t ineffective assistance of counsel. he could plead guilty and say, i didn t mean to do that. my attorneys made me do it. they could be accused of ineffective assistance of counsel and this could go forward and hurt the appellate process. still weighing the death penalty. should wait to decide whether or not this would be a death penalty. way too early. great to see you. you, too. we can catch you on the docket. coming up next, hillary clinton takes on the hard line policies of her gop rivals calling for an end to the u.s. embargo with cuba. plus is this your kid? you left her in t car. i m sorry. no sorry.