Parkland shooter jury selection restarts after judge makes error

Published April 25, 2022 9:06pm ET



Jury selection for the trial of alleged Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will undergo a do-over after the presiding judge admitted to a slip-up.

Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ordered the restart to clear perceived blemishes on the judicial proceedings after attorneys on both sides argued that she erred by not questioning 11 potential jurors before dismissing them after they indicated they “could not follow the law.”

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