Parkland School Shooter’s Trial Start Delayed
Prosecutors had been pushing to have the trial begin with jury selection beginning Jan. 27. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer had insisted on keeping that date for probably the biggest trial in the county's history, but on Thursday said she would delay the start.
On the current schedule, Cruz's trial would begin less than two years after the mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2018. He was arrested that same day. Defense lawyers said that is far too fast for them to adequately prepare a defense in a case of such magnitude.
The defense motion also points out there are at least 1,000 witnesses identified by prosecutors in the case, and each of them must be interviewed by Cruz's lawyers. There are about 4 million pages of evidence, thousands of photos, videos, and social media posts and much more.
The next court hearing in the case is scheduled for March 23.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parkland-school-shooters-defense-teams-seeks-delay-in-trial-start/2166167/
Old article but mid 2020 trial start timing would be interdasting.
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer = swamp creature?