MIAMI — The long-awaited trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz may be delayed, possibly for months.
Prosecutors are asking that the Feb. 21 sentencing trial be postponed to give attorneys more time to prepare. The Broward state attorney’s office, in a recently filed motion, cited the extensive amount of pretrial legal work that still needs to be completed revolving around mental health experts who may testify at trial.
“There is not enough available time remaining for the necessary depositions, motions, and expert testing to be completed,” prosecutors wrote. “As a result,the State will not be able to be ready for trial on February 21, 2022.”
