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Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s death penalty hearing could be declared a mistrial over jury debate

Seventeen students and staff members were killed in Florida school mass shooting in 2018

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Mistrial possible in Parkland shooting case, but it would mean only a slight delay

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The case of the Parkland school shooter appeared to be headed toward a mistrial Tuesday after defense lawyers balked at how the judge handled a group of jurors who declared they could not follow the law on the case.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022

Parkland school reopened so jury can view untouched scene before ruling on Nikolas Cruz’s death trial

The 23-year-old Nikolas Cruz plead guilty to the murder of 17 staff and students in October

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Parkland killer's trial opens with questioning of potential jurors; Dozens released from pool

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first group of potential jurors in the trial of the Parkland school killer appeared in court Monday morning on the opening day of the trial to determine whether he gets the death penalty.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

Parkland school shooting: jury selection begins in death penalty trial

Jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz faces life in prison or the death penalty after pleading guilty to the murders of 17 people

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2022

What potential jurors can expect at the start of the Stoneman Douglas shooting trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The guilt of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter was never really in question. His fate is.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

Parkland, Florida, school shooter's jury selection to begin

Jury selection in the deadliest mass shooting ever to go to trial is about to begin

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Parkland shooter's lawyers face tough task in jury selection

Jury selection for Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz is about to begin after four years of legal maneuvering and pandemic delays

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022

Parkland mass shooter finally faces judgment. Jury selection to begin on Monday

MIAMI — More than four years after he gunned down 17 people at a Parkland high school, Nikolas Cruz is finally set to face judgment in a Broward County courtroom.

Miami Herald · Apr 1, 2022

Parkland judge to decide if jurors will tour shooting site

Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz and prosecutors are arguing over whether his jury should tour the blood-stained, bullet-pocked classroom building where he murdered 17 people four years ago

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022