FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A judge overseeing the sentencing trial for the killer behind the 2018 Parkland massacre agreed to delay the start of the hearing for at least another six weeks, giving both side more time to prepare.
Jury selection had been scheduled for Feb 21. Instead, several hours that day and the following few days have been set aside for unfinished business.
Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who had been towing a hard line for no more delays, tried Tuesday to get both the state and defense team for Nikolas Cruz to commit to a new date. A new date, possibly as early as the first week of April, may be decided on March 14.
