The jury selection for the penalty phase for Nikolas Cruz, who murdered seventeen people, many of them his classmates whilst at school in Parkland, Broward County, begins today,
How long will it take to select a jury? The judge has set aside three weeks. 15 in-court days. We are picking the over. Seventeen murders. Seventeen attempted murders. The evidence to prove aggravating factors for each murder will be difficult for even the most hardened lawyer to endure. The penalty phase should take at least two months, including the testimony of the survivors.
The obstacles in selecting a jury are daunting.
The pretrial publicity is overwhelming.
There will be a significant number of jurors who will most likely say the murder of multiple children at their school requires the imposition of the death penalty regardless of the mitigating factors,
There will be jurors who will not be able to serve for the time it will take to try the sentencing phase of this case.
This case is a nightmare on so many fronts.
Query: did the defense make a correct tactical decision in having their client plead guilty to the murders and attempted murders?
One tidbit- this case will most likely be the final curtain call in the career of Mike Satz, the long-time state attorney for Broward County.
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Did Mike Satz ever have a job in the private sector? Or did he go straight from law school to state attorneys office and stayed there for almost 50 years?
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It is the most enraged-community case I can remember. Probably a lot of eyewitnesses who knew the defendant personally. Other evidence in abundance. I cannot even guess what the defendant's attitude about defending was.
I interviewed with Mike Satz years ago. I am happy he didn't hire me as he's just god awful.
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