Watch live: Parkland shooter sentencing hearing continues | USA TODAY
Published Date: 11/2/2022
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Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer will formally sentence Cruz to life in prison following a two-day hearing that began Monday and continues today, at which point victims’ families and survivors of the shooting will have a chance to speak. Their grief and disappointment have become focal points of an ongoing national debate over how convicted killers ought to be dealt with. RELATED: Parkland shooting victims' families address Nikolas Cruz before sentencing https://bit.ly/3Due7GM Nikolas Cruz, who pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the February 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was spared the death penalty by a Broward County jury on Oct. 13. Among that jury summoned to decide whether he should live or die, three jurors voted to spare his life. The verdict angered victims' family members and has prompted talk of striking jury unanimity from Florida’s sentencing requirements. Legislation making it easier to impose the ultimate sanction is expected to be part of Gov. Ron DeSantis' package of proposed laws in January, if he is re-elected. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/2IMPbAh » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Parkland #Trial #Live