Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial July 25, 2023 Florida school shooting reenactment set for Aug. 4 using live ammunition, judge told July 20, 2023 Reenactment of Parkland school massacre on campus will be allowed as part of lawsuit agai...
She announced her resignation from the bench shortly before the commission's findings but said that had nothing to do with her decision. She said Thursday that she told her senior judge in 2018 that she would see the Cruz case through its conclusion but then likely leave to seek ot...
The defense at hearings this week will try to convince Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer that Center and other experts should be allowed to testify at Cruz's ongoing trial about what their tests showed, something the prosecution wants barred. "He had some sort of epiphan...
Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, should receive life in prison, a jury recommended.
The guilty pleas will set the stage for a penalty trial in which 12 jurors will determine whether Cruz, 23, should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. Given the case’s notoriety, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer plans to screen thousands of prospective jurors. Jury selectio...
WATCH: Nikolaus Cruz plead guilty to all 34 counts Judge Scherer then accepted Cruz's plea. "I find that you are alert and intelligent, that you have made an informed decision with the advice of counsel. I find that you have made this decison after going over and understanding all of yo...
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began "mouthing expletives" toward Cruz, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said. Cruz, 23, is facing a possible death sentence formurdering 17 at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.Bailiffs moved in quickly to remove the man, who shook his head vigorously and ...
Only three states out of the 27 that impose the death penalty do not require unanimity. Alabama allows a 10-2 decision, and Missouri and Indiana let a judge decide when there is a divided jury. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is escorted into the courtroom for a ...
The FBI apologized Friday for mishandling a tip it received in January from someone who was concerned about Cruz, his ownership of guns and his potential to carry out a school shooting. That tip never made it to the FBI agents in the field. On average, the FBI tipline receives about 2,...