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Officer who raced to Parkland massacre scene testifies against deputy who stayed outside

A police officer who rushed inside a classroom building during the Parkland school shooting says he encountered a sheriff's deputy outside who confirmed the shooter was upstairs

The Independent UK

Off-duty officer testifies he didn’t know just where shots fired from during Parkland massacre

A Florida police officer has testified he didn't initially know where shots were being fired from during the Parkland high school massacre five years ago

The Independent UK

US officer testifies about response to Parkland school massacre

Off-duty police officer says he did not know where shots were fired from during 2018 attack that killed 17 people.

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Off-duty officer testifies he didn't know just where shots fired from during Parkland massacre

A Florida police officer has testified he didn't initially know where shots were being fired from during the Parkland high school massacre five years ago

The Independent UK

Trial begins for deputy accused of inaction in US school shooting

Scot Peterson, a former officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, faces criminal charges in a Florida court.

Al Jazeera

A security guard stood outside as 17 people were killed at Parkland. Now he’s on trial

Opening arguments in Scot Peterson’s trial on 11 charges related to his conduct during the massacre began on Wednesday, writes Graig Graziosi

The Independent UK

Deputy Scot Peterson could have stopped Parkland school shooting but protected himself instead, trial hears

Opening statements are underway in the trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to stop the Parkland school massacre five years ago

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Prosecutor: Deputy could have stopped Parkland school shooting but chose to take cover

Opening statements are underway in the trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to stop the Parkland school massacre five years ago

The Independent UK

Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

A Florida commission says the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution

The Independent UK

Jury selection to begin in trial of former deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter

The trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland school shooter is set to begin

The Independent UK

Florida deputy faces trial for alleged failure to confront Parkland school shooter

A former Florida sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 17 at a Parkland high school five years ago

The Independent UK

Ex-Florida deputy charged with failing to confront Parkland shooter says he's eager for trial

A former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland school shooter says he is eager for his trial to begin

The Independent UK

Will more jurors need to walk through Stoneman Douglas mass shooting site? Judge to decide this week

A Broward judge will decide this week whether another jury will walk through the crime scene at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were murdered on Valentine’s Day 2018.

Tribune News Service

Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial steps down

Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer is leaving the bench on 30 June

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Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation

The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of the Parkland mass murderer is resigning

Reason

Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Law Setting Lowest Threshold for Death Penalty Sentences in the Country

Florida will now only require an 8–4 majority for a jury to recommend a death sentence. Alabama is the only other state that allows split juries to recommend death sentences.

The Independent UK

Florida eases path for death penalty after Parkland verdict

A Florida bill ending the unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing is now law after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it in a private ceremony Thursday

The Independent UK

Florida dramatically loosens death penalty requirements after Nikolas Cruz sentencing

Florida will soon no longer require unanimous jury recommendations for judges to impose death penalty sentences

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Editorial: An outrageous death penalty proposal, even for Florida

Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins’ hands trembled when he could no longer put off signing a death warrant. There would be 29 of them. His secretary said it made her physically ill to type them at first. But she got used to it.

The Independent UK

Why do juries view crime scenes like the Murdaugh estate?

Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial will get a chance to see for themselves the rural hunting estate where his wife and son were killed

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis confronted over school safety five years after Parkland shooting

‘We’ve worked hard to bring accountability to folks who maybe could have done something’

Miami Herald

Why the Parkland school building still stands, 5 years after shooting

PARKLAND, Fla. — The walls still hold up the ceilings, but they’re pocked with bullet holes.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Is it a good idea for Florida to make it easier to execute people?

The governor and many Florida lawmakers want to make it easier to sentence murderers to death. But will their plan live up to their expectations or will it just deepen the legal quagmire that already envelops state-sanctioned executions?

The Guardian - US

DeSantis calls to end jury unanimity for Florida death penalty cases

Republican governor suggests ‘super-majority’ should suffice in state that has required jury unanimity in capital cases since 2017

The Independent UK

Public memorial planned for Parkland school school victims

A nonprofit organization in Florida is planning a public memorial dedicated to the 17 people who died during a 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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