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Former Judge Criticizes Defense In Parkland Mass Murder Trial

Former judge Elizabeth Scherer criticized defense attorneys in Parkland mass murderer trial, faced scrutiny but defended her actions. She reflects on chall...

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Past high-profile trials suggest stress and potential pitfalls for Georgia judge handling Trump case

Past high-profile trials suggest additional scrutiny and stress for the four judges overseeing the indictments against former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz on Monday for showing bias toward the prosecution

The Independent UK

Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz on Monday for showing bias toward the prosecution

The Independent UK

Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

A Florida commission says the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution

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Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial steps down

Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer is leaving the bench on 30 June

The Independent UK

Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation

The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of the Parkland mass murderer is resigning

The Independent UK

From Parkland families, parting words of grace and sorrow

It has been five years since the massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School claimed 17 lives, an observance that is different from previous ones.

Tribune News Service

Public defender’s office wants Parkland judge off all its criminal cases

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge who handled the Parkland mass shooting case is so biased in favor of the prosecution that she cannot be trusted to oversee cases handled by the Broward Public Defender’s Office, according to dozens of motions filed in court last week.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Judge’s actions at Parkland sentencing need scrutiny

"A judge shall uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary. … A judge shall perform the duties of judicial office impartially and diligently." — Canons 1 and 3 of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct

Orlando Sentinel

Parkland gunman leaves Broward jail for prison

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland gunman is no longer in the custody of the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Tribune News Service

Nikolas Cruz defence lawyer investigated after being filmed ‘flipping the bird’ in Parkland hearing

The inquiry into Tamara Curtis’s behaviour in court was confirmed to The Independent by a Florida bar spokesperson

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Parkland father Fred Guttenberg attacks Nikolas Cruz defence attorney for comparison to Pelosi attack

On Tuesday, public defender Gordon Weekes likened victims’ impact statements to the rhetoric that incited the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi

Salon

Parkland shooter sentenced to life

"My hope for you is that you are miserable for the rest of your pathetic life," a parent said to Nikolas Cruz

Tribune News Service

Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the 17 who lost their lives, the gunman was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

France 24

Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison for school massacre

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman.

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Nikolas Cruz is formally sentenced to 34 consecutive life terms in prison for Parkland shooting

Victims’ family members spoke of their devastation with the jury’s verdict after Nikolas Cruz’s life was spared

Al Jazeera

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison

US judge sentences Cruz to life without parole for 2018 attack at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people.

WEKU

At an emotional hearing, the Parkland shooter is formally sentenced to life in prison

After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time to express their anger and grief.

Daily Mirror

Parkland shooter gets life in prison for gunning down 17 in Valentine's school attack

Student Nikolas Cruz was 19 when he opened fire for approximately nine minutes, killing 17 people at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 2018

The Independent UK

Families get final say before Parkland shooter is sentenced

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life in prison this week, but not before the families of the 17 people he murdered get the chance to tell him what they think

WEKU

The Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to Florida law

Until 2016, Florida law allowed trial judges to impose a death sentence if a majority of the jurors agreed. But now, anything less than 12-0 means an automatic sentence of life without parole.

The Independent UK

Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to law

The life sentence about to be imposed on Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz could bring changes to the state's death penalty law

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