The penalty-only trial is expected to last four months with the seven-man, five-woman jury being exposed to horrific evidence throughout
Four years, five months and four days after Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his trial for the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to reach a jury begins Monday with opening statements.
All victim parents and family members who have spoken publicly have said directly or indirectly they want Cruz sentenced to death. Craig Trocino, a University of Miami law professor, said Satz will likely emphasize the shooting’s brutality and the story of each victim lost. The prosecution’s theme throughout the trial will be, “If any case deserves a death sentence, this is it,” he said.
Trocino said delaying their opening statement would be a risky and extremely rare defence strategy as it would allow the prosecution to have the only say for half the trial. “The defence will want to put a human face on Cruz,” Trocino said. “They will want to show why life without the possibility of parole is a sufficient punishment.”
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