Posted on 02/22/2019 6:28:12 AM PST by Hojczyk
Judge Elizabeth Scherer said at a hearing on Thursday that she intends to set a definitive trial date soon for Nikolas Cruz. The 20-year-old allegedly opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Feb. 14, 2018, killing 17 people and wounding 17 others — a crime to which investigators say he confessed.
"I'm asking both sides to take that into account. Pace yourselves," the judge said. "I just ask you to keep that in mind as a goal moving forward." Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus said prosecutors and defense attorneys are working as rapidly as possible to identify and interview witnesses, sort through evidence and begin planning what would likely be the biggest trial in recent Broward County history — if not ever.
"It does give us a place to work toward," the assistant state attorney said of the 2020 goal.
Attorneys for Cruz have said the former Stoneman Douglas student will plead guilty in return for a life prison sentence, but prosecutors have refused that offer.
Investigators allege Cruz, who's also accused of assaulting a jail corrections officer while in custody, confessed to the shooting the day he was arrested. Prosecutors released cellphone video of Cruz describing beforehand exactly what he planned to do at the school.
Considering he allegedly confessed, Cruz's trial would most likely focus more on his mental and emotional problems, as well as his fascination with violence, guns and death. Those issues also would play a central role in whether a jury chooses to impose the death penalty.
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Lawyers love this they make millions and we pay for it..
The trail should have been one month after the shooting and the hanging one month later..Justice BS
Speedy.
So long as he is alive, there is no justice. The same goes for all the politicos in Broward county
America’s justice system is a clogged toilet.
Once the trial is over, you have to put away the bloody shirt.
They are still trying people for the Charlottesville schickstorm
How can it take 2 years to prep a case with irrefutable evidence? The guy doesn’t even deny doing it. The judicial system is a broken down joke.
Attorneys for Cruz have said the former Stoneman Douglas student will plead guilty in return for a life prison sentence, but prosecutors have refused that offer.
“Nikolas Cruz, Parkland school shooter, might go on trial in early 2020, judge says”
Nice efficient system...what’s the rush?
what’s the rush?
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Got to gin up the base for the 2020 election and gun control.
Lawyers love this they make millions and we pay for it..
The trail should have been one month after the shooting and the hanging one month later..Justice BS
Totally agree. When someone obviously murders another person, they should be given one week to get their affairs in order and then immediately tried and executed.
Speedy trials and executions will send a strong message to others who might be contemplating murder.
There should have been no need for a trial.
Early 2020. For a guy who obviously belongs on death row. Whatever happened to the notion of a speedy trial?
Kept a record of this in http://www.theusmat.com/index.htm
Two years from the shooting to the trial. What a joke.
They shouldn’t be mentioning the shooter’s name. Don’t give him the notoriety he craves.
What is taking so long?
Lawyers love this they make millions and we pay for it..
The trail should have been one month after the shooting and the hanging one month later..Justice BS
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I was about to post an extensive rant highlighting precisely the points you’ve made here. Well and truly said!
America’s justice system is a clogged toilet.
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Yep, and it’s clogged by the t*rds that sit on their arses in our legislatures, courts, and law offices, all of whom become wealthier everyday by ensuring that it remains clogged.
How can it take 2 years to prep a case with irrefutable evidence? The guy doesn’t even deny doing it. The judicial system is a broken down joke.
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One more time: In any truly civilized country persons who are beyond any doubt guilty of premeditated murder would be tried, convicted, sentenced to death, and publicly hanged within 10 days of their apprehension. No exceptions and no appeals.
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