CHOP'D UP: Death Penalty or Not? Buffalo Shooter's Life in the Balance

The Buffalo shooter, Payton Gendron, has pleaded guilty to hate crimes, including murder and attempted murder, in state court but his federal case is still unresolved. The gunman faces 14 hate crimes under the Shepard-Byrd Act and 13 charges relating to the illegal use of firearms. Over the next few days, the federal prosecutors, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Tripi, will decide to either spare the gunman’s life or seek the death penalty. Attorney Chop discusses the current legal procedure of the case, as well as the racial motivations that may be at play in the federal prosecutors’ decision. Gendron killed 10 people and wounded three others on May 14, 2022, at the Tops Friendly supermarket in Buffalo, New York in a hate-fueled, racist massacre. He had three goals, one of which was to not die. It will be up to the federal prosecutors to either allow him to achieve that goal, or not. PODCAST: Feel free to listen to the podcast about this and other interesting legal topics and cases here: https://anchor.fm/cedric-hopkins SOCIAL MEDIA: TikTok:   / the.people.v.podcast   Instagram:   / the.people.v.podcast   LEGAL DISCLAIMER: I am not your lawyer and there is no attorney-client relationship formed. Nothing in this video is legal advice and I am not giving you legal advice in any way by making this video or any of the statements made in the video. Everything in the video is my opinion and for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact an attorney in your area to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. FAIR USE: All non-licensed clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).