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(60,536 posts) Tue Feb 27, 2018, 10:31 AM Feb 2018

Hearing for Florida shooting suspect case canceled

Source: Associated Press

By KELLI KENNEDY, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and CURT ANDERSON
38 minutes ago

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Tuesday morning hearing in the criminal case against the suspect accused in the Florida high school shooting has been canceled.

Prosecutors are seeking to obtain hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of Nikolas Cruz, 19. The hearing was removed from the court docket and no explanation was immediately available.

Cruz, who has been charged with 17 counts of murder, was not expected to appear in court because he waived his right to attend the hearing. He is being held without bail at the Broward County Jail.

In a separate court matter, Cruz’s lawyers are seeking to disqualify a judge from presiding over the case. The defense says in court papers that Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Scherer is biased in favor of prosecutors, threatening Cruz’s right to a fair trial.

Read more: https://www.apnews.com/8a6d6c184f6f4a079f7be7f547ac143f/Case-against-Florida-shooting-suspect-returns-to-court

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Hearing for Florida shooting suspect case canceled (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

I am real curious as what defense they will present? Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2018 #1

Wonder if they reached that deal - life in prison, no trial, no death penalty Arazi Feb 2018 #2

Reason for cancelling ... left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #3

Watchfoxheadexplodes

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1. I am real curious as what defense they will present?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Feb 27, 2018, 10:38 AM

Feb 2018

Bullied?

Did he know one of the victims personally, girlfriend, ex girlfriend, etc.

Some crazed thoughts in his mind.

Arazi

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2. Wonder if they reached that deal - life in prison, no trial, no death penalty

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Feb 27, 2018, 11:12 AM

Feb 2018

left-of-center2012

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3. Reason for cancelling ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Feb 27, 2018, 12:46 PM

Feb 2018

"A Tuesday morning hearing in the criminal case against Cruz was canceled after lawyers reached an agreement for prosecutors to get hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of him."

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