Reporter notebook: Juror summons issued for 11 prospective Parkland shooting trial jurors defense would like to question
Juror summons have been issued for the 11 prospective jurors who the defense had argued were prematurely excused on April 5th after they said they could not ‘follow the law’ before attorneys had a chance to question them.
Judge in Nikolas Cruz’s trial reverses her decision to restart jury selection
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer’s search for the jurors who will have to decide if Nikolas Cruz should be killed as a punishment for the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland continued Wednesday.
Will 2 weeks of jury selection procedure be scrapped in Parkland shooter case? It’s looking that way
The prosecution in the State vs. Nikolas Cruz trial makes a motion that jury selection should start over because of an error they said Judge Elizabeth Scherer made when questioning prospective jurors in the second day of jury selection.
Day 5 of jury selection in Nikolas Cruz’s death penalty case ends with questionnaire dilemma
The search for the 12 jurors who will decide if Nikolas Cruz will be executed or serve life in prison without the possibility of parole continued for the fifth day on Tuesday in Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer’s courtroom.
Life or death: Jury selection in Nikolas Cruz’s penalty phase will be ‘long, arduous’
With the Parkland school shooter’s case in mind, a former prosecutor with experience in death penalty cases said the perfect juror is someone who is willing to listen, think — and follow the law and “not necessarily their heart.”
Lawsuit against Dog the Bounty Hunter reveals details about Nikolas Cruz’s supporter in court
The man who entered the Broward County courthouse with a bodyguard to show support to the Parkland school shooter on Tuesday and who had a deposition in the case on Wednesday was a party in a lawsuit against a reality television star.
Day 3 of jury selection in Parkland school shooter’s sentencing phase trial concludes
The defense team for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz said Wednesday they do not want to seek a mistrial due to the fact that the judge excused 11 potential jurors Tuesday before the defense was able to question them, but said they still want to question those jurors.
The state vs. the defense: Two different points of view in Parkland shooter case
Prosecutors and the defense team for confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will present numerous aggravating factors and mitigating factors to the jury as they seek to convince the jury whether Cruz should be sentenced to life in prison or death.
Former BSO Deputy Scot Peterson permitted to visit Parkland school to prepare for trial
A defense motion has passed to allow former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson to visit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and staff members were killed in February 2018 under his watch, his attorney confirmed to Local 10 News on Friday.