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Sarah K. Burris

Parkland shooter trial heats up

Nikolas Cruz is led from the courtroom (Mike Stocker-Pool/Getty Images)

The trial for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz took a turn on Wednesday as the judge lambasted the defense attorneys. The uproar came as defense announced they were resting their case without warning, a move that the judge called a waste of time.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer was visibly frustrated, telling the defense team that they were unprofessional for not telling the court ahead of time.

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