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Florida Judgerequested postponement of a judgment by Nikolas Cruz's lawyer who shot and killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in 2018. I denied that.
Cruz's lawyer announced a nationwide "wave of emotion" in a recentmass shooting in both Yuvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY, and the jury's intentions. He said the decision, and the start of the judgment trial on July 18, would be too early.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scheller denied her request on Thursday, and the long process of sitting the jury did not show any problems related to the shootings in Yuvarde and Buffalo. Said that.
"There is no negative impact on his right to a fair trial and there is no reason to continue this issue," Scheller wrote in a judgment.
The reason why this "occurs" is that the father of the shooting victim in the park focuses on gun control rather than solution
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeil before the start of jury pre-selection. Penalty Phase for Trial in Broward County Courthouse, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, April 4, 2022. .. (Pool via Amy Beth Bennett / Reuters)
Cruise will have 17 people at Florida High School on February 14, 2018. He killedand pleaded guilty in October.
A jury trial confirmed this week, Cruz hands the death penalty or spends his life in jail.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is a jury in the penalty phase Sit at the defense table during the selection process Wednesday, June 29, 2022, results of a trial in Broward County Court, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The judge refused to postpone Cruz's decision in a 2018 shooting at high school, which killed 17 people. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Poole)
Cruz's decision could last almost four months I have.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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