{"id":1419721,"date":"2022-04-05T11:14:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T15:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419721"},"modified":"2022-04-05T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T15:14:47","slug":"parkland-school-shooting-jury-selection-begins-after-former-student-pleaded-guilty-to-murder-of-17-classmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parkland-school-shooting-jury-selection-begins-after-former-student-pleaded-guilty-to-murder-of-17-classmates\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkland School Shooting Jury Selection Begins After Former Student Pleaded Guilty To Murder Of 17 Classmates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparkland-school-shooting-jury-selection-begins-after-former-student-pleaded-guilty-to-murder-of-17-classmates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-22-copy-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The jury selection in the case of a former student who killed 17 classmates at Parkland\u2019s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 continues on Tuesday in a case that could extend for several months.<\/p>\n<p>Monday included the dismissal of more than 100 potential jurors from Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer\u2019s courtroom in Fort Lauderdale as the majority of individuals claimed it would be impossible to serve from June through September, the expected time period of the case, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/parkland-florida-school-shooting-nikolas-cruz-trial-0cb079a474a6f0e4a858e595aebee4f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Jury selection is anticipated to last until May, with the trial scheduled to begin on May 31.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter (unnamed per The Daily Wire\u2019s policy) faces life in prison or a potential death sentence after pleading guilty in October to murdering 17 people. The case will instead focus on the shooter\u2019s sentencing, determining whether he will spend life behind bars without parole or face the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being limited to sentencing, the case could drag on until late in the year, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/04\/us\/parkland-gunman-jury-selection-sentencing.html?smid=tw-nytimes&#038;smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough the trial will consist of only a sentencing phase, it could still last four to six months, according to lawyers for both sides. Prosecutors will detail how the gunman planned his rampage and killed or injured each of his victims,\u201d the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis public defense lawyers will lay out his difficult family life, mental health problems and attempts to get treatment. Testimony is expected from many victims and mental health experts,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>The four-year-old case made headlines once again in March as families who sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) while claiming the FBI failed to stop the gunman reached a multi-million dollar settlement ahead of the jury\u2019s selection. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/families-of-parkland-shooting-victims-to-receive-127-5m-from-doj-after-claiming-it-failed-to-stop-the-gunman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The DOJ\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-civil-settlement-cases-arising-2018-school-shooting-parkland\">announced<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday that it had settled 40 civil cases that arose from the Parkland shooting on February 14, 2018, for $127.5 million, though it declared that the \u201csettlement does not amount to an admission of fault by the United States.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Six weeks before the gunman, who will not be named by The Daily Wire per policy on mass shooters, opened fire at the high school, the FBI received a tip saying that a former student had purchased guns and was planning to \u201cslip into a school and start shooting the place up,\u201d adding \u201cI know he\u2019s going to explode.\u201d The tip was never sent to the FBI\u2019s South Florida office and the FBI never followed up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The FBI were not the only ones to be accused of failing to protect students at Marjory Stoneman. Ex-Broward County Sheriff Steve Israel\u2019s policy stating that deputies \u201cmay\u201d confront active shooters instead of \u201cshall\u201d was blamed in part for the death toll.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The school district also came under fire in August 2018 after a report found that the shooter had asked for help months before the shooting.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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