hate crime

A Bloomington woman charged last year with a racially-motivated stabbing of an Asian Indiana University student will go to trial after being deemed competent in a hearing last week.

Local charges against Billie Davis were dismissed after she was charged with a federal hate crime in connection with the attack.

If convicted on the federal charge, Billie Davis could serve a life sentence.

Many say the attack is a reminder that acts of hatred can occur anywhere at any time.

If unsuccessful in his appeal, Roof — now on federal death row at a maximum-security prison in Terre Haute, Indiana — could file a request that the trial court review the constitutionality of his conviction and sentence.