FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge in the Parkland mass shooting case reversed course Wednesday, preserving the first two weeks of jury selection after tossing them earlier this week.
The latest twist in a case that has seen no shortage of surprises came after Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer admitted that she acted prematurely Monday by granting a state motion to reboot the jury selection process and start from scratch.
It also came after the defense raised the specter of a constitutional challenge that could only be fixed by taking the death penalty off the table and sentencing mass shooter Nikolas Cruz to life in prison for the 17 murders and 17 attempted murders he committed on Valentine’s Day 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
