Nikolas Cruz showed little emotion as the judge read the jury’s decisions one by one. His victims’ families, in contrast, were horrified and baffled as they learned that his life had been spared.
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Most Jurors Wanted the Death Penalty But Three Voted Against It, Foreman Says
“It didn’t go the way I would’ve liked or the way I voted, but that’s how the jury system works,” the jury’s foreman, Benjamin Thomas, told CBS Miami.
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These ‘Mitigating’ Factors Spared the Parkland Gunman’s Life
Reasons to show a defendant mercy include extreme mental or emotional disturbance, as well as a broad consideration of “factors in the defendant’s background.”
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Florida Jury Prepares to Decide Parkland Gunman’s Punishment
The jury will decide if the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 gets sentenced to death or to life in prison.
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Defense Argues Gunman in Parkland School Shooting Was Born ‘Damaged’
His biological mother’s drug and alcohol use irreparably harmed his brain, defense lawyers said. Then his adoptive mother became overwhelmed with treating his many problems.