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Defense lawyers for confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz asked Broward Judge Elizabeth Scherer to step down from the case. The defense team earlier threatened to withdraw as counsel rather than follow an order to continue picking jurors while a key member of the defense team is home fighting off COVID.
The defense team for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz moved to withdraw from the case Monday, after the judge overseeing the death penalty sentencing...
Judge Elizabeth Scherer, 45, who is presiding over the death penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz was assigned the case despite never having overseen a major trial.
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty but a jury must still decide if he receives the death penalty.
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty but a jury must still decide if he receives the death penalty.