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Parkland killer defense seeks alternating juror questioning in penalty trial
Read full article: Parkland killer defense seeks alternating juror questioning in penalty trialThe defense for Nikolas Cruz asked Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer if they can take turns with the prosecution when asking potential jurors about their views on the death penalty.
Victim impact statements take center stage in Parkland pre-trial hearing
Read full article: Victim impact statements take center stage in Parkland pre-trial hearingWhen Nikolas Cruz told Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer back in October that he was guilty of killing 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas students and staff on Valentine’s Day 2018, it set up the upcoming penalty phase where 12 jurors will need to unanimously decide whether he should pay for those crimes with his life.
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Parkland parent: Guilty plea ‘important’ but ‘we have a long way to go’
Read full article: Parkland parent: Guilty plea ‘important’ but ‘we have a long way to go’Some of the families of those killed in the Parkland school shooting say they had no idea a guilty plea was coming for confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz, but they said the defense team’s announcement Friday doesn’t surprise them.
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Nikolas Cruz pleading guilty to Parkland killings, jail attack
Read full article: Nikolas Cruz pleading guilty to Parkland killings, jail attackNikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to an attack on a jail guard and plans to do the same in the case of the Parkland school massacre, his attorneys said in court Friday.
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Judge denies motion to dismiss Nikolas Cruz jail attack case
Read full article: Judge denies motion to dismiss Nikolas Cruz jail attack caseCruz’s defense argued that surveillance video prior to the scuffle was not preserved, denying him a fair trial. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled that there was no due process violation.
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Video of Nikolas Cruz jail attack debated ahead of trial
Read full article: Video of Nikolas Cruz jail attack debated ahead of trialNikolas Cruz was in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom Tuesday for an evidentiary hearing related to the case involving charges he attacked a jail guard in November 2018, nine months after the Parkland shooting.
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Attorneys for Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz want to potentially question jurors about considering death penalty
Read full article: Attorneys for Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz want to potentially question jurors about considering death penaltyDefense attorneys representing Nikolas Cruz wanted to be able to question jurors after a potential guilty verdict, but before the penalty phase begins.
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Attorneys for confessed Parkland gunman seeking life sentence rather than death penalty
Read full article: Attorneys for confessed Parkland gunman seeking life sentence rather than death penaltyProsecutors are seeking the death penalty for Cruz, who confessed to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
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Parkland school shooting suspect can’t be called ‘animal’
Read full article: Parkland school shooting suspect can’t be called ‘animal’Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled Friday that it’s impossible to create a complete list of words prosecutors and witnesses won’t be allowed to use to describe Nikolas Cruz.
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Lawyers for accused Stoneman Douglas shooter Nikolas Cruz want to ban words like killer and massacre at his trial
Read full article: Lawyers for accused Stoneman Douglas shooter Nikolas Cruz want to ban words like killer and massacre at his trialAccused killer Nikolas Cruz appeared in a South Florida courtroom on Wednesday as attorneys argued over the language to be used at his trial for the mass murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Judge won’t close hearings in Parkland school shooting case
Read full article: Judge won’t close hearings in Parkland school shooting caseA Florida judge has refused to close pretrial hearings to the media and public in the case of the man accused of killing 17 people in a 2018 high school mass shooting.