The biggest issue with the parkland case, which was not put in the defense's motion, is that she asked repeatedly who the next witness was and which attorney was questioning them and no one said anything. She essentially had to force them to get to the point of saying they were resting. They weren't going to tell anyone. That's why she flipped out. It was pretty bad honestly.
She should have known who the next witness is. The judge is completely incompetant, biased, unprofessional, and unprepared. If this judge was overseeing the Depp trial and treated Depp's attorney this way, they'd have her head on a stake.
@@paulweston8184 lol "incompetant". But if the defense isn't going to call witness, the judge should have been like "ok so defense is finished? moving on to next phase".
@@paulweston8184 It's not the judge's responsibility to call witnesses. The lawyer team gets to organize who they want to question and who gets to question them. Judge has no say on the team's strategy .
I'm still surprised that there wasn't more attention to the defense attorney who pointed at the camera in court, waved, and gave the middle finger, then laughing about it with Cruz. I wonder if the judge is aware of that, because I could see being incredibly annoyed with that level of disrespect.
After blaming the defense she then took responsibility but the cat was already out of the bag so to speak. You can’t Unring a bell or unhear something.
@@Krystaldoll282 The jury didn't hear her blaming the defense. They weren't in the room. They entered the room and then she took responsibility for wasting their time off of the lawyers and on to her because that's part of her job.
@@niklet9246 when the jury entered the room she began to speak to the jurors before the defense rested. Just briefly. Then she asked the defense to call their next witness then they officially rested. Then the judge says something like we did not anticipate the defense resting and the state is not ready. She then begins to cover what she said, and said do not blame the lawyers blame me.. etc. I feel like the judge has messed up this case not the defense. That’s my take on it. She has been biased throughout the case.
RE: Parkland Shooter Trial IMO, this judge was right to reprimand the defense. That defense attorney has behaved in a disrespectful manner on a number of occasions (based on various clips I have seen on UA-cam - Law and Crime, etc). What doesn’t come across in the documents is the WAY the defense went about resting it’s case. I’m not an attorney so based solely on clips I have seen and my own perception, it felt “shady”, for lack of a better word.
The seriousness of the case makes the defence antics distasteful. The curly-haired defence attorney with glasses appears to be the one pulling the strings.
I’m not sure shady isn’t allowed though. I think it was rude to not give them a heads up, but I do think maybe the judge has some bias. I’ll go check out the clips though.
@@melissacoviello2886 I don’t disagree with you at all. I think shady is allowed. I can totally understand why the judge was very frustrated though. I will be very curious (in the far distant future!) what the appellate court thinks!
The part that felt the shadiest to me was that the judge asked the defense 3 or 4 times who the next witness was and who the respective lawyer was and the defense just played dumb. And then the defense rested so fast when the jury was brought in. Before I think the jury truly had time to all shuffle in, sit down, and start paying attention.
She asked specifically what next witness would be called and no one answered her. It was only after she pushed the question that they suddenly rested. They could have answered her immediately.
If anyone should be disqualified it's that defense attorney. Terrible job, such lack of professionalism from way early on in the case, even in pre-trial hearings.
I quite honestly think that will be the appeal and the resting like that just drove incompetence home. I have seen and heard far worst from judges and she didn’t as absolutely right to be upset after they tried to hen haw around knowing jurors were right outside ready to go. The judge took the blame for the delay so to me just another move on the game board for defense. Then have the gall to complain about no time to depose a state witness. Can’t wait Emily!
the defense lawyer did not like to have been reprimanded on national TV, so it a revenge motion. it is more her who has a problem with the lawyer than the contrary.
You're wrong. The defense attorney is doing her job and made good points. The judge is absolutelt in over her head and gave Cruz an excuse. This judge is a disgrace. And I REALLY hate to bring make-up into it, but you don't wear that kind of paint.
@@KatsSouthernCharms yeah but I’ve been getting from the judge that she despises Cruz and she’s making decisions based on her feelings not on the premise of rules.
I haven’t been watching the entire trial. But I saw these clips. The judge also told the jury to blame her over scheduling issues. They strategically left out.
The defense attorneys have been unbelievably poorly behaved throughout this entire trial and deserved to be reprimanded. Not sure what will happen, but I totally side with the judge on this.
The way the defense behaves has zero legal bearing on how the judge is allowed to act in regards to the jury. I'm really surprised that nobody here is mad at the judge for setting up the possibility of appeals and another trial!
I totally agree! I’ve watched the entire trial and the defense has done exactly what the judge has said. Both the defense and the prosecution have acted like children at certain points. The judge clearly told the jury that it was her fault and not to blame the lawyers! I don’t know how she has let her cool as long as she has!
I have watched this entire trial. This judge has done a great job and the defense has pulled this stuff the entire time. AND she has reprimanded the state several times. I think they rested to give them ammunition for appeal
Idk about the laws but she seems biased. It’s hard to be a judge in cases like this however she’s been very rude at times regarding to the defenses objections etc
Hi Emily, thank you for all your discussions, I appreciate your hard work. I do want to comment that Judge Scherer has put up with a lot from the attorneys in the Parkland penalty phase trial. What has been left out of articles and the defense motion for her to recuse herself is that when she addressed the jury she did start out stating that the defense resting was unexpected but she continued by telling the jury to blame her for any inconvenience and scheduling problems, that it was her responsibility alone. She even commented how hard all the lawyers have been working.
I been watching the Parkland Penality Phase Court Case since day 1 and its ridiculous how long its take. Thank you for breaking up what's going on. It helps when you dont understand court stuff. I appreciate it. 💜
indeed, it is long and for nothing. Whatever the evidences or the witnesses are saying, if there is anyone against death penalty in the jury, he will be sentenced a life time jail sentence.
I watched some of the pre-trial argument from last week and the defense was still getting up and moving about, talking and printing. There was another incident when the lead defense was making an argument and was speaking towards the prosecution and not speaking to the court. The judge called her out on it.
The states been doing the same thing. Please think critically. Don’t be so gullible. Just because a person in a position of authority chastises someone doesn’t make that person. Look behind the curtain.
@@freedomring757 I have to say, I haven't noticed the state showing quite the same level of disrespect. When the state responded to the argument I mentioned above, they went to the podium, which is what I understand to be standard practice? I will be honest and say I have not watched a lot of this trial, for my own reasons. However, I have watched a lot of the pre-trial arguments. Just because I haven't witnessed everything during the trial, does not make me 'gullible'. However, I am able to comment on what I have seen.
@@Diane_B_41 “Gullible” was the wrong word and unnecessarily insulting. I apologize. Let me put it this way. Look at the big picture. The defense attorney’s job is to save her client’s life. To do that, she needs to multi-task. She is preparing motions and outlines of questions, downloading exhibits, and printing same. She is making oral motions and arguing them. Momentarily, when arguing a motion, she looks at opposing counsel, not the judge. Judge instantly jumps down her throat. Judge also gets annoyed at all the activity that the attorney is engaged in as part of the attorney’s effort to save her client because the judge finds it noisy and distracting. But judge’s annoyance doesn’t automatically equate with disrespect by defense attorney. The one doesn’t = the other. Candidly, if the defense attorney’s choices are: 1) print out the exhibit to introduce into evidence as part of an effort to save her client’s life, at the risk of annoying the judge; and 2) don’t print the exhibit, this avoiding annoying the judge, but missing a chance to introduce important evidence to help her client - which should she do? Obviously, #2. I haven’t seen the defense attorney do a single disrespectful thing. I’ve seen the judge pick on her, looking for excuses to criticize her. That’s my perception.
@@freedomring757 Apology accepted. The time I'm referring to, when she was speaking to the state, it wasn't momentarily. It was like a full on conversation. The judge would respond to her points, then when defence made a follow up remark, she again looked to the state. This happened about 4 or 5 times before the judge asked who she was talking to. Regarding the printing, I'm sorry but any lawyer worth their salt should be making sure they have everything they need in advance. If something comes in unexpectedly, then she should inform the judge and request permission to print it off and submit. I absolutely agree her job is to save her clients life, but she also needs to show the court the respect that is expected in every trial. This also applies to the state when they are not showing the court the correct amount of respect.
Thank you for covering the NC case. I was getting ready to do my student teaching and was at a meeting with school personnel when it was happening, I didn't know and went home happy after my meeting and was writing a thank you e-mail when I turned on the tv and saw it on the news. My heart hurts for everyone involved and I also hurt for NC who decided to make the horrible decision. He does need better lawyers, shame on them for not taking this seriously. He did plead guilty and I hope this penalty phase can be done soon.
I saw the Britney "settlement" headline and realize I automatically thought, "I will just wait to see what Emily has to say. She will unravel this messiness for us."
And the judge WASN'T? She should have never got the case. Absolute airhead, and it really feels wrong to say such a thing from a law student and judge, but nobody wants GLAMOR bench, they want WISDOM. Foolish placement.
@@michaelh.g.4045 Her choice of presenting herself has got nothing to do with her acumen. Focusing on her appearance instead of the responsibility she has to bring to justice so many lives is astounding to me. To say that a judge who has been presiding over countless cases suddenly loses credibility to try this case because of her makeup is foolish!
So he would continue been the center of attention. It’s all he always wants to be infamous. What baffles me is taken weeks to decide if he gets life or death from a kids that is pledging guilty. This is unacceptable . But ask a judge to dismiss herself for prejudice is the most ridiculous things I ever heard.
It was her duty, she would never make any other statements that could possibly be used for an appeal as the judge influencing jury's perception of the defense team/defendant. That would be bias inducing and she wants to give them no reasons for appeal.
The way I think of the whole “everyone has a right to a fair trial, a competent defense attorney, etc” in the most atrocious cases like this one is no longer in the “they deserve it” kind of way, but rather in a “this is being done as a formality” kind of way. Idk if that gives anyone solace for these cases but here ya go
This video could be very interesting - definitely looking forward to watching. It has to have been pretty serious or pretty unusual, for you to talk about anything to do with this sort of case. All the love to you! ♥️♥️
I think there is some context being missed with the recusal request with you not watching the trial. The defense lawyer was pretty inappropriate and even tried to rest their case without the jury present and tried to not tell the judge before the jury was called in. It was really sketchy behavior.
And the judge did walk it back in the parts of the quote that the defense left out. And it wasn’t that they had 40 more witnesses on the witness list but 40 more on the list of confirmed witnesses.
I agree. The defense has been trying to get a mistrial from the get go. One of the defense attorneys asked to be excused from the case and wasn’t allowed to do so.
People need to take their personal emotions out of this. It doesn't matter if someone nuked the world, that does not mean they aren't entitled to the exact same defense that someone who is wrongly accused of a crime is entitled. The amount of people I've seen comment on this on multiple platforms basically insinuating that this doesn't matter because of what he did is honestly... scary.
Question: Why would Britney Ever have to pay for anyone else's lawyer? Don't they have enough of her money to pay for there own lawyers and even if they spent it all, isn't that a to bad for them but they have to pay there own lawyers anyway situation?
My understanding is because the parents were acting as part of Britney’s conservatorship, they are trying to force her to pay for their lawyer fees for all motions during the conservatorship, including the fees they racked up while preventing brittney from seeking her own freedom. She isn’t responsible for any fees that they incurred after she was freed.
I believe that while her father was the conservator the estate is responsible for his legal fees while in the course of duty his duty (obviously we all know he had ulterior motives, did some outrageous things with her money, forced her to work etc…) but I think what he’s trying to get her to pay is for his media tour with legal representation and she put her foot down about that.
She always had to pay for EVERYBODY'S lawyers during the conservatorship. She had one court-appointed lawyer she was paying for (but didn't get to choose), and I think her dad had three legal firms at one point? Then Jodi Montgomery, temporary conservator of the person had a lawyer, and Britney's court-appointed lawyer also had to hire more lawyers, because Daddy Spears had hired more lawyers and was filing so many motions that one court-appointed lawyer couldn't keep up. At some point, somebody must have decided that Britney had to pay for all the lawyers. I still find it odd that nobody did anything, even when it became clear that this had become an arms race of lawyers, with both sides just hiring more lawyers and paying all of them out of Britney's estate. It's not like Britney wasn't saying anything, either. That very memorable speech to the court in June 2021 - some of that was her recapping what she'd already said to the court two years before that, according to her. And THREE years before that speech she'd told somebody at the court that she was afraid of her father and was unhappy with him being in control. This was a lawyer fight, with Britney as both the chew toy in the middle of them, and the cash register.
Joey I agree with you. They are still arguing though. Yeeted Spears is arguing for pay for the lawyers from time when he was still then conservator and then after, she is having to fight in court ( and pay her lawyers to do so) to limit that amount.
So glad you’re covering this Emily!! I know trials like this are not in your norm because they’re so hard to watch. But I’m for sure going to appreciate you input!
holy crap. i didn't believe this "defense attorney flipping off camera." I went and looked it up. two separate videos show Cruz laughing at one attorney flipping the camera the bird and then a little later the other one flipping the bird vaguely in the direction of the camera. I had to see it with my own eyes. unbelievable.
I just want to say, I’ve watched everyday of the Parkland trial since July. If I’m not mistaken, the judge specifically told the jury that it was no one’s fault, and if they “need to blame anyone” then blame the judge. Scherer has been very patient and has been very respectful in front of and to the jury. In my opinion
I agree with her. They all need to be in jail for not a single day less than Brit was on the illegal conservatorship. And I say illegal as someone who has worked in Eldercare for 30 years. There was never any reason she should've been placed in the same type of conservatorship as those with Alzheimer's/Dementia who will never get better. Far too much shady shit was involved here & still is.
Exactly! Her youngest son Jaden shares the same sentiment as you in his recent interview. He said very loud and clear that his mom’s cship should have never gone on longer than necessary.
I watched the clip of the defence resting, it looked like two of the prosecution laughed as they didn't know. The Judge was fair and asked mr. Cruz, if he understood what was happening. I agree with the Judge
Thank you for talking about this trail. I followed this everyday and this is now my second trail every watched. This has become very addictive. My first trail was Johnny & Amber's. This trail has SOME similar matters. The defense lawyer was to attached to her defendant. To my opinion she acted very un professional, many times. One of the parents of the decedent's even said after the verdict was read, Quote, " I sat in this trail almost everyday and saw the defense Lawyer press her middle finger against her forehead. She handled herself very un professional. I am just learning about trials, so this is my opinion only. Thank you again for your helpful information of understanding the law.
Oh gosh I have been dying for a you to weigh in on the circus that is NCruz’s trial! I can’t imagine how the victims and loved ones have felt watching this all go down!
I watched that part and that is a 'very succinct' version of 'the Court asked us about this and we rested our case'. The Defense attorney spent 5 minutes ducking and diving the question about who the next witness was and when the Judge insisted she just answer the question, outsider, to me it looked like she threw a strop and just rested out of nowhere. I don't think she knew in advance at all. And if they were supposedly talking to the state about putting it on the record instead of calling witnesses, why were the state just as surprised? The Defense woman's attitude was foul and was talking around the Judge. The part they left out is that the Judge took full responsibility to the Jury for the scheduling issues.
The judge told the jury that if they were going to blame anyone to blame her and not the attorneys. Before they rested, she asked and asked and asked about their next witness and the defense attorneys were cagey and avoided answering the question over and over again. If they had just been upfront and honest the whole exchange would never have happened. The judge was correct it was unprofessional and disrespectful of everyone else involved in the case.
Unfortunately, the link that was in that motion is dead. But I've seen a lot of the clips coming out of this trial, and it's nuts. I'd be admonishing the attorneys as well.
So grateful you had a manscaped ad in this podcast (thanks for the 20% off) I just remembered my husband needed these items and it’s our anniversary and his birthday soon. Fingers crossed it’s delivered soon. Lol
I briefly was following the trial, and was really hoping someone could talk about the judge. I had to stop following because I felt like some of the stuff she did actually was maybe unprofessional, and kept wondering if she was leaving the door open for his lawyers to appeal. Don’t get me wrong, he did something terrible and should have severe consequences. I just was worrying that she wasn’t being unbiased and leaving that vulnerability. I am SO glad you are going to talk about it!
Same here. The judge made me too anxious with her behavior and I quit following the case closely. She really did open the door for this as you said imo
I'm so happy to see this I was watching last night day 20 when the judge completely reprimanded the defense I wanted to clip it and send it to you because honestly, I'm just watching to see the lawyers and judge reacttions.
Very grateful for you😊I was waiting for you to break it all down. I can't with tmz🙄🙄😆 It seems to me that if Rosengart had something to say, we would hear it from him😊
Thank you for covering this and defending the justice system. So many people commenting here are so biased as they want to see him dead no matter what. I have been watching this case from Europe without prior knowledge and the judge has been super biased and her behavior is very arrogant and rude. It makes it unpleasant to watch the trial so I would not be surprised if jury is also off. Many people don’t seem to understand the importance of fair trial. I think the defense has been completely respectful and done their best to defend NC which probably annoys people. I think their behavior changed when there was that witness tampering event which judge completely ignored.
If the jury was not informed that it was the defenses actions that caused a delay, they would naturally believe that the prosecution didn’t have their bleep together and that’s why they were sent home for a week.
So I guess Nikolas changed his mind about being punished the way the parents and victims choose? Which he know would be death. Or else he wouldn’t care about an appeal or the judge giving him a fair trial unless he’s trying to avoid the death penalty.
I haven't watched any of the videos of this trial so I can't speak to how the defense has behaved, but I believe a judge is supposed to present a good example to the jury no matter what is happening in her courtroom. I understand that she walked back her comments & took full responsibility, but that's basically closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. In other words, the seeds of blame were placed in the jury's minds already and given the horrific nature of the crime it is human nature to use anything negative to bolster an argument for capital punishment. I agree with the motion that those words could have been construed by the jury as not only the court blaming the defense for wasting their time, but also the court aligning itself to the prosecution (which is a big no no). In this case, I don't think the judge's intent matters. What matters is the impact of her words on the jury and that's a bell she can't un-ring, even by walking back the statements. No matter what atrocities Cruz committed, he is entitled to basic rights and however unintentional, the judge seemingly violated them in those statements to the jurors. Do I think the judge will recuse herself? Not a chance. Do I think the defense will use this argument to appeal the jury's sentence? In a heartbeat. This motion seems designed only for appeal and I don't know how likely it is to succeed upon appeal, but IMO it has some validity.
This was clearly the defense team’s Hail Mary and they pushed her to the statements because they rested halfway through their case with no warning to the court to pause the jurors attendance
They waited until the judge said bring in the jury to say we rest after the judge had asked many times who was the next witness and who was asking questions. This was after some shenanigans trying to get stuff retracted from trial but wouldn't say what they wanted retracted because they didn't know. As to the phone call the lawyer rang another lawyer and he added a witness. And the witness admitted nothing wrong was said and the defence admitted that the state lawyer was allowed to talk to the witness.
You didn't capture the full interaction between the judge and defense. After the excerpt from the article you read, she did then say "it's my fault." So she took the blame for the delay in front of the jury. There is live coverage of this whole thing floating around somewhere. It's on a Laywer You Know's channel.
Thank you so much, Emily, for covering the NC trial fiasco. I was really hoping to her your view on the defense's moves here. I can't help but ask what exactly did the defense team expect for a reaction from the judge by resting their case and doing it in the worst manner possible? There was already a great deal of animosity brewing before this due to the D's shenanigans throughout the trial. They HAD to know they were going to push her straight over the edge, so no need for them to act surprised by her response. It feels like badly misguided & ill advised strategy to me. I agree with you that their job is to defend the client at all costs, but to try to force a do over is grossly unfair & hurtful to the families. And would a new judge really have such immense impact on a jury's decision anyway? If the jury makes a decision based on facts and evidence rather than their feelings about the judge, it shouldn't make a difference. Would any other judge allow the disrespectful behavior of the defense? If a mistrial is declared, and again, what an absolute nightmare for the victims & their families, I pray it's with a new defense team because this group created many of their own problems by persisting with unprofessional behavior and lack of courtroom decorum. Feels like they themselves are doing their own client a great disservice.
I've been watching every day. This judge is something else. If her court room is a mess it's really only her fult. The judge had such a bad attitude. She shows way to much emotion.
Defence files a motion telling the judge she sucks. What are the odds on the judge agreeing with the motion and recusing herself? Having heard the evidence so far, I doubt whether Nikolas Cruz understands the contents of the statement he signed.
I watched some of the weirdness with the Judge and defense attys in Florida but had no idea it kept going on. The Judge did seem very irritated but they were arguing about evidence - what drawings were considered Hate Speech, why one image was hate and another wasn't.. I just hope the families do not have to suffer more because of lawyers and potentially the judge. They've been through too much already. More than too much.
❓Hi, Emily. Are you aware? Drats, the link in the description mentioned in the motion is “unavailable.” 🤷♀️ Thanks for another interesting, helpful discussion. 💜 Safe travels.
This country has no safe & effective Healthcare for mentally disabled persons. Our brains are giving us messages “beyond normal sense” !!Hospitals must be built to allow for personal support…not possible in the regular Prison population.
You might want to check on this..but I remember hearing this defense attorneys asked to be released from the case in the beginning. The judge said no. Seems there has been contentious exchanges since. I am glad the judge does not recuse herself!
The defence table behaviours were absolutely disgraceful, unprofessional and insulting. That needs to be investigated, transparency and accountability, why has no law pages covered this!
I do not think the judge was unprofessional at all....the defense team has been rude throughout the entire process....from walking out cause they don't agree with rulings to taking off headphones, complete disrespect to all. To waste time and not communicate with the state to make sure they were ready, and completely waste time with the court and the jury.
Problem is the slippery slope of encouraging breaches in professionalism and adherence to spirit of ethical rules. So we must rely on jurors ability to separate feelings of attorneys from defendant.
After the portion of the judge’s quote included in the article where she said they didn’t expect the defense to rest, the judge went on to say it was her fault due to a misunderstanding around scheduling, not the parties, so she was conscious about telling the jury she was responsible, not the defense. Idk if that saves it.
I feel when you do such horrific things like what this THING did you give up those rights because you didn't respect those rights to begin with. Each time he pulled the trigger and took a life in the most gruesome way possible this monster was saying I am not a person anymore I am just a THING and things do not have rights.
It was said that Mr Cruz did not know any of the 40 odd witnesses that were yet to come, so therefore he didn’t want to continue with them and wanted to rest…
😆 but he didn't know his sister, the neighbors knew him when he was about 10, another witness was the mother's friend, his daycare teacher and director. So, he does really know some/most of witnesses that already testified.
I’ve just gone back and checked the actual video of the Parkland trial - both of the defence resting and the judge calling out unprofessional behaviour. The defence completely misrepresents what happened in both. When the defence rested, the judge literally told the jury that they should blame her and NOT any of the lawyers. When she told the room to stop messing around, she looked and pointed across the room NOT exclusively at the defence. I’ve not watched the trial, but these misrepresentations alone show the defence is playing dirty tricks. Really hope the case doesn’t get thrown out because of this nonsense.
this is my community and I work in this school system. We were absolutely the people that thought "those things would never happen here." Ive attended memorials and personally witnessed/experienced the devastation this caused to EVERYONE, those directly affected and those who are not. I also have high school kids in the Broward County School System. I acknowledge we have the best legal system in the world, though not perfect. My idea of handling a case such as this is if the defendant on trial admits to his guilt and there is no question of responsibility etc, then instead of spending all this time and money and recounting this horrific act...put the parents of those murdered into the jury room and let them decide his fate. Although we in ways adopted these kids into our hearts as our own the defendants future should be decided by the parents of the victims. I think even the defendant (won't say his name) requested as much. Again, just my opinion.
As a layperson, if the judge said that I wouldn’t assume it was the defense’s fault that things were delayed, I might even think it was the prosecution - “Why don’t they have any witnesses ready?” It’s ambiguous, people could think it’s either of them, the court, or whatever’s “fault.”
I'm team Defense on this one. I can understand the judge's frustration, but it's her duty to not let that infringe on the defendant's rights. It also seems like she played into her own frustrations. My question is, how much notice did the judge expect to get that the defense was going to rest? If they had let her know the day before, it seems like the prosecution still wouldn't have been ready to call witnesses. So the delay can't be blamed on the defense. At most, the defense team cost the jury one day.
I’m glad Emily saw issues with the judge. I have watched a few videos from the trial and, honestly, the judge made me uncomfortable. She seemed prejudiced and hostile towards the defense. I may have just happened upon the videos that showed that and not the rest.
Yes she is, I have no idea how ignorant people here are if they think her behavior is ok. As Emily told the worst thing is to have a new trial due to unprofessional judge and it is not up to social media army to decide that it should not happen.
I think the defense attorney probably pulled some annoying crap during the trial, but I also think the judge shouldn't have lost her cool. The stakes are way too high when cases can be overturned on technicalities. Sometimes both sides can be wrong.
Regarding Parkland case: I feel the judge did nothing wrong. She was firm which was needed at this point. I think the defense is throwing spaghetti at the wall. *EDIT. QUESTION: is the jury still getting paid during these weeks without witnesses, or are they allowed to return to work for the time being?
I think this can be fixed with a jury instruction that shares the legal obligation was not to share and to not hold that against the defendant- since only sentencing phase which is different than fact finding.
The biggest issue with the parkland case, which was not put in the defense's motion, is that she asked repeatedly who the next witness was and which attorney was questioning them and no one said anything. She essentially had to force them to get to the point of saying they were resting. They weren't going to tell anyone. That's why she flipped out. It was pretty bad honestly.
She should have known who the next witness is. The judge is completely incompetant, biased, unprofessional, and unprepared. If this judge was overseeing the Depp trial and treated Depp's attorney this way, they'd have her head on a stake.
@@paulweston8184 lol "incompetant". But if the defense isn't going to call witness, the judge should have been like "ok so defense is finished? moving on to next phase".
@@slimjimjimslim5923 Yes.
@@paulweston8184 It's not the judge's responsibility to call witnesses. The lawyer team gets to organize who they want to question and who gets to question them.
Judge has no say on the team's strategy .
I watched that live and honestly, those lawyers deserved to be admonished. They’re acting like kids in a devastating , high profile case.
I'm still surprised that there wasn't more attention to the defense attorney who pointed at the camera in court, waved, and gave the middle finger, then laughing about it with Cruz. I wonder if the judge is aware of that, because I could see being incredibly annoyed with that level of disrespect.
The Judge very clearly said the scheduling was her fault and not the lawyers. She repeatedly said do not hold the lawyers responsible for the delay.
Yes, I think so too.
After blaming the defense she then took responsibility but the cat was already out of the bag so to speak. You can’t Unring a bell or unhear something.
@@Krystaldoll282 The jury didn't hear her blaming the defense. They weren't in the room. They entered the room and then she took responsibility for wasting their time off of the lawyers and on to her because that's part of her job.
@@niklet9246 when the jury entered the room she began to speak to the jurors before the defense rested. Just briefly. Then she asked the defense to call their next witness then they officially rested. Then the judge says something like we did not anticipate the defense resting and the state is not ready. She then begins to cover what she said, and said do not blame the lawyers blame me.. etc. I feel like the judge has messed up this case not the defense. That’s my take on it. She has been biased throughout the case.
@@Krystaldoll282 Yes, I remember that now. I'll have to go back and listen again.
RE: Parkland Shooter Trial
IMO, this judge was right to reprimand the defense. That defense attorney has behaved in a disrespectful manner on a number of occasions (based on various clips I have seen on UA-cam - Law and Crime, etc). What doesn’t come across in the documents is the WAY the defense went about resting it’s case. I’m not an attorney so based solely on clips I have seen and my own perception, it felt “shady”, for lack of a better word.
The seriousness of the case makes the defence antics distasteful. The curly-haired defence attorney with glasses appears to be the one pulling the strings.
I’m not sure shady isn’t allowed though. I think it was rude to not give them a heads up, but I do think maybe the judge has some bias. I’ll go check out the clips though.
It's wasting everyone's time.
@@melissacoviello2886 I don’t disagree with you at all. I think shady is allowed. I can totally understand why the judge was very frustrated though. I will be very curious (in the far distant future!) what the appellate court thinks!
The part that felt the shadiest to me was that the judge asked the defense 3 or 4 times who the next witness was and who the respective lawyer was and the defense just played dumb. And then the defense rested so fast when the jury was brought in. Before I think the jury truly had time to all shuffle in, sit down, and start paying attention.
She asked specifically what next witness would be called and no one answered her. It was only after she pushed the question that they suddenly rested. They could have answered her immediately.
I was hoping that EDB would cover some of the craziness that’s been going on in this trial. Let’s do this!
If anyone should be disqualified it's that defense attorney. Terrible job, such lack of professionalism from way early on in the case, even in pre-trial hearings.
I quite honestly think that will be the appeal and the resting like that just drove incompetence home. I have seen and heard far worst from judges and she didn’t as absolutely right to be upset after they tried to hen haw around knowing jurors were right outside ready to go. The judge took the blame for the delay so to me just another move on the game board for defense. Then have the gall to complain about no time to depose a state witness. Can’t wait Emily!
Agreed. If you watch all the pretrial stuff through today not just the sound clips it is a travesty.
the defense lawyer did not like to have been reprimanded on national TV, so it a revenge motion. it is more her who has a problem with the lawyer than the contrary.
You're wrong. The defense attorney is doing her job and made good points. The judge is absolutelt in over her head and gave Cruz an excuse. This judge is a disgrace. And I REALLY hate to bring make-up into it, but you don't wear that kind of paint.
@@KatsSouthernCharms yeah but I’ve been getting from the judge that she despises Cruz and she’s making decisions based on her feelings not on the premise of rules.
I haven’t been watching the entire trial. But I saw these clips. The judge also told the jury to blame her over scheduling issues. They strategically left out.
Correct. The judge took full responsibility and ask the jury to blame her not the attorneys.
Very interested to hear your take on the judge in the Cruz case
Same
Same goes, it's going to be interesting
I think the judge is no nonsense and doesn't need to recuse herself. The defense needs to get their stuff in one pile.
Especially as she hasn't said anything yet at the time of your comment. 🤣
The defense attorneys have been unbelievably poorly behaved throughout this entire trial and deserved to be reprimanded. Not sure what will happen, but I totally side with the judge on this.
The way the defense behaves has zero legal bearing on how the judge is allowed to act in regards to the jury. I'm really surprised that nobody here is mad at the judge for setting up the possibility of appeals and another trial!
Likely nothing will happen.
I totally agree! I’ve watched the entire trial and the defense has done exactly what the judge has said. Both the defense and the prosecution have acted like children at certain points. The judge clearly told the jury that it was her fault and not to blame the lawyers! I don’t know how she has let her cool as long as she has!
I have watched this entire trial. This judge has done a great job and the defense has pulled this stuff the entire time. AND she has reprimanded the state several times. I think they rested to give them ammunition for appeal
Idk about the laws but she seems biased. It’s hard to be a judge in cases like this however she’s been very rude at times regarding to the defenses objections etc
I think they wanted to throw the prosecutions rebuttal off...and it didn't work
Exactly! They’ve done everything to try to make this a mistrial. Unless you’ve watched it it’s hard to really grasp how the Defense has been.
Jamie needs to get his hands off the money his daughter earned. He didn't earn it.
Hi Emily, thank you for all your discussions, I appreciate your hard work. I do want to comment that Judge Scherer has put up with a lot from the attorneys in the Parkland penalty phase trial. What has been left out of articles and the defense motion for her to recuse herself is that when she addressed the jury she did start out stating that the defense resting was unexpected but she continued by telling the jury to blame her for any inconvenience and scheduling problems, that it was her responsibility alone. She even commented how hard all the lawyers have been working.
I been watching the Parkland Penality Phase Court Case since day 1 and its ridiculous how long its take. Thank you for breaking up what's going on. It helps when you dont understand court stuff. I appreciate it. 💜
I agree, what a waste of taxpayers money. Over 20 days to decide life or death.
indeed, it is long and for nothing. Whatever the evidences or the witnesses are saying, if there is anyone against death penalty in the jury, he will be sentenced a life time jail sentence.
I been confused since day one of that trial. I can’t believe they send the jury to see the crime scene. I’ve never heard of that, have you?
I watched some of the pre-trial argument from last week and the defense was still getting up and moving about, talking and printing.
There was another incident when the lead defense was making an argument and was speaking towards the prosecution and not speaking to the court. The judge called her out on it.
The states been doing the same thing. Please think critically. Don’t be so gullible. Just because a person in a position of authority chastises someone doesn’t make that person. Look behind the curtain.
@@freedomring757 I have to say, I haven't noticed the state showing quite the same level of disrespect. When the state responded to the argument I mentioned above, they went to the podium, which is what I understand to be standard practice?
I will be honest and say I have not watched a lot of this trial, for my own reasons. However, I have watched a lot of the pre-trial arguments. Just because I haven't witnessed everything during the trial, does not make me 'gullible'. However, I am able to comment on what I have seen.
@@Diane_B_41 “Gullible” was the wrong word and unnecessarily insulting. I apologize. Let me put it this way. Look at the big picture. The defense attorney’s job is to save her client’s life. To do that, she needs to multi-task. She is preparing motions and outlines of questions, downloading exhibits, and printing same. She is making oral motions and arguing them. Momentarily, when arguing a motion, she looks at opposing counsel, not the judge. Judge instantly jumps down her throat. Judge also gets annoyed at all the activity that the attorney is engaged in as part of the attorney’s effort to save her client because the judge finds it noisy and distracting. But judge’s annoyance doesn’t automatically equate with disrespect by defense attorney. The one doesn’t = the other. Candidly, if the defense attorney’s choices are: 1) print out the exhibit to introduce into evidence as part of an effort to save her client’s life, at the risk of annoying the judge; and 2) don’t print the exhibit, this avoiding annoying the judge, but missing a chance to introduce important evidence to help her client - which should she do? Obviously, #2. I haven’t seen the defense attorney do a single disrespectful thing. I’ve seen the judge pick on her, looking for excuses to criticize her. That’s my perception.
@@freedomring757 Apology accepted.
The time I'm referring to, when she was speaking to the state, it wasn't momentarily. It was like a full on conversation. The judge would respond to her points, then when defence made a follow up remark, she again looked to the state. This happened about 4 or 5 times before the judge asked who she was talking to.
Regarding the printing, I'm sorry but any lawyer worth their salt should be making sure they have everything they need in advance. If something comes in unexpectedly, then she should inform the judge and request permission to print it off and submit.
I absolutely agree her job is to save her clients life, but she also needs to show the court the respect that is expected in every trial.
This also applies to the state when they are not showing the court the correct amount of respect.
Thank you for covering the NC case. I was getting ready to do my student teaching and was at a meeting with school personnel when it was happening, I didn't know and went home happy after my meeting and was writing a thank you e-mail when I turned on the tv and saw it on the news. My heart hurts for everyone involved and I also hurt for NC who decided to make the horrible decision. He does need better lawyers, shame on them for not taking this seriously. He did plead guilty and I hope this penalty phase can be done soon.
I saw the Britney "settlement" headline and realize I automatically thought, "I will just wait to see what Emily has to say. She will unravel this messiness for us."
That defense attorney was beyond unprofessional.
And the judge WASN'T? She should have never got the case. Absolute airhead, and it really feels wrong to say such a thing from a law student and judge, but nobody wants GLAMOR bench, they want WISDOM. Foolish placement.
@@michaelh.g.4045 Her choice of presenting herself has got nothing to do with her acumen. Focusing on her appearance instead of the responsibility she has to bring to justice so many lives is astounding to me. To say that a judge who has been presiding over countless cases suddenly loses credibility to try this case because of her makeup is foolish!
@@michaelh.g.4045 Glamor bench? Wtf...
@@michaelh.g.4045 Would you be saying the same if it was a male or "ugly" judge?! Your absolute sexism is showing.
Doesn't matter. That does not give the judge the ability to say what she said to the jury.
So basically the defense is mad that the Judge won't let them play games
Unbelievable Karen attorney!
Exactly
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So he would continue been the center of attention. It’s all he always wants to be infamous. What baffles me is taken weeks to decide if he gets life or death from a kids that is pledging guilty. This is unacceptable . But ask a judge to dismiss herself for prejudice is the most ridiculous things I ever heard.
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She did walk back her statements to the jury. Taking full responsibility for the agenda / timing.
It was her duty, she would never make any other statements that could possibly be used for an appeal as the judge influencing jury's perception of the defense team/defendant. That would be bias inducing and she wants to give them no reasons for appeal.
@@FiMoSou Thanks for the explanation!
You can’t walk back statments. Once it’s out there it’s in the jury’s mind no matter what you say latter
The Court blamed itself for the delay. It was clear to me. Thanks EDB.
The way I think of the whole “everyone has a right to a fair trial, a competent defense attorney, etc” in the most atrocious cases like this one is no longer in the “they deserve it” kind of way, but rather in a “this is being done as a formality” kind of way. Idk if that gives anyone solace for these cases but here ya go
This video could be very interesting - definitely looking forward to watching. It has to have been pretty serious or pretty unusual, for you to talk about anything to do with this sort of case. All the love to you! ♥️♥️
Hi Emily. I'm lying in my hospital bed with broken ankles., watching you has made to almost forget the pain 💔
Get well soon! I just got home from a month's stay after back surgery.
I think there is some context being missed with the recusal request with you not watching the trial. The defense lawyer was pretty inappropriate and even tried to rest their case without the jury present and tried to not tell the judge before the jury was called in. It was really sketchy behavior.
And the judge did walk it back in the parts of the quote that the defense left out.
And it wasn’t that they had 40 more witnesses on the witness list but 40 more on the list of confirmed witnesses.
I think the motion is understandable but I also think the defense lawyer has been rude and pushing her luck A LOT. There has been a ton of BS.
@@kpeugh2011 didn't they have thousands on their witness list and wanted it read out in court
WOW. 😮
I agree. The defense has been trying to get a mistrial from the get go. One of the defense attorneys asked to be excused from the case and wasn’t allowed to do so.
People need to take their personal emotions out of this. It doesn't matter if someone nuked the world, that does not mean they aren't entitled to the exact same defense that someone who is wrongly accused of a crime is entitled. The amount of people I've seen comment on this on multiple platforms basically insinuating that this doesn't matter because of what he did is honestly... scary.
Question: Why would Britney Ever have to pay for anyone else's lawyer? Don't they have enough of her money to pay for there own lawyers and even if they spent it all, isn't that a to bad for them but they have to pay there own lawyers anyway situation?
My understanding is because the parents were acting as part of Britney’s conservatorship, they are trying to force her to pay for their lawyer fees for all motions during the conservatorship, including the fees they racked up while preventing brittney from seeking her own freedom. She isn’t responsible for any fees that they incurred after she was freed.
Welcome to the corrupt world of Conservatorships.
I believe that while her father was the conservator the estate is responsible for his legal fees while in the course of duty his duty (obviously we all know he had ulterior motives, did some outrageous things with her money, forced her to work etc…) but I think what he’s trying to get her to pay is for his media tour with legal representation and she put her foot down about that.
She always had to pay for EVERYBODY'S lawyers during the conservatorship. She had one court-appointed lawyer she was paying for (but didn't get to choose), and I think her dad had three legal firms at one point?
Then Jodi Montgomery, temporary conservator of the person had a lawyer, and Britney's court-appointed lawyer also had to hire more lawyers, because Daddy Spears had hired more lawyers and was filing so many motions that one court-appointed lawyer couldn't keep up.
At some point, somebody must have decided that Britney had to pay for all the lawyers. I still find it odd that nobody did anything, even when it became clear that this had become an arms race of lawyers, with both sides just hiring more lawyers and paying all of them out of Britney's estate.
It's not like Britney wasn't saying anything, either. That very memorable speech to the court in June 2021 - some of that was her recapping what she'd already said to the court two years before that, according to her. And THREE years before that speech she'd told somebody at the court that she was afraid of her father and was unhappy with him being in control.
This was a lawyer fight, with Britney as both the chew toy in the middle of them, and the cash register.
Joey I agree with you. They are still arguing though. Yeeted Spears is arguing for pay for the lawyers from time when he was still then conservator and then after, she is having to fight in court ( and pay her lawyers to do so) to limit that amount.
So glad you’re covering this Emily!! I know trials like this are not in your norm because they’re so hard to watch. But I’m for sure going to appreciate you input!
In the parkland case , the defense has also been flipping off the cameras. NC needs better defense attorneys and not a new judge in my opinion.
They’ve been doing what? How have they not been marched before the bar?
She’s been on the bench for 10yrs, idk if I’d call her a “new” judge.
holy crap. i didn't believe this "defense attorney flipping off camera." I went and looked it up. two separate videos show Cruz laughing at one attorney flipping the camera the bird and then a little later the other one flipping the bird vaguely in the direction of the camera. I had to see it with my own eyes. unbelievable.
Yes say it again! It’s on camera of two of his lawyers flicking birds at the camera and then him sitting there kinda basking in it!
I agree!
I just want to say, I’ve watched everyday of the Parkland trial since July. If I’m not mistaken, the judge specifically told the jury that it was no one’s fault, and if they “need to blame anyone” then blame the judge. Scherer has been very patient and has been very respectful in front of and to the jury. In my opinion
I agree with her. They all need to be in jail for not a single day less than Brit was on the illegal conservatorship.
And I say illegal as someone who has worked in Eldercare for 30 years. There was never any reason she should've been placed in the same type of conservatorship as those with Alzheimer's/Dementia who will never get better. Far too much shady shit was involved here & still is.
Financial, physical, mental corruption
Exactly! Her youngest son Jaden shares the same sentiment as you in his recent interview. He said very loud and clear that his mom’s cship should have never gone on longer than necessary.
I watched the clip of the defence resting, it looked like two of the prosecution laughed as they didn't know. The Judge was fair and asked mr. Cruz, if he understood what was happening. I agree with the Judge
I am still not sure if NC understood what was happening because he didn't recognized that his brother was on the Witness list, nor seemed concern.
Thank you for talking about this trail. I followed this everyday and this is now my second trail every watched. This has become very addictive. My first trail was Johnny & Amber's. This trail has SOME similar matters. The defense lawyer was to attached to her defendant. To my opinion she acted very un professional, many times. One of the parents of the decedent's even said after the verdict was read, Quote, " I sat in this trail almost everyday and saw the defense Lawyer press her middle finger against her forehead. She handled herself very un professional. I am just learning about trials, so this is my opinion only. Thank you again for your helpful information of understanding the law.
Oh gosh I have been dying for a you to weigh in on the circus that is NCruz’s trial! I can’t imagine how the victims and loved ones have felt watching this all go down!
Thank you for this heartfelt desire for the people to be honored.
I watched that part and that is a 'very succinct' version of 'the Court asked us about this and we rested our case'. The Defense attorney spent 5 minutes ducking and diving the question about who the next witness was and when the Judge insisted she just answer the question, outsider, to me it looked like she threw a strop and just rested out of nowhere. I don't think she knew in advance at all. And if they were supposedly talking to the state about putting it on the record instead of calling witnesses, why were the state just as surprised? The Defense woman's attitude was foul and was talking around the Judge. The part they left out is that the Judge took full responsibility to the Jury for the scheduling issues.
The judge told the jury that if they were going to blame anyone to blame her and not the attorneys. Before they rested, she asked and asked and asked about their next witness and the defense attorneys were cagey and avoided answering the question over and over again. If they had just been upfront and honest the whole exchange would never have happened. The judge was correct it was unprofessional and disrespectful of everyone else involved in the case.
I’ve never seen a judge or the court be so disrespected…wow
I agree, but I feel she allowed to happen for a long time, and then got mad about it. She should have stopped from day 1, but yes.
Unfortunately, the link that was in that motion is dead. But I've seen a lot of the clips coming out of this trial, and it's nuts. I'd be admonishing the attorneys as well.
Love it ! Your explanations are interesting and now I think I can say
"I am a law nerd"❤️
Anybody else waiting for Emily to review the hot mess express that was the formal sentencing and the conduct of counsel?
She walked it back ASAP. She told the jury it was her fault and protected the defense. She owned their mistake in front of the jury.
You need to check out the defense’s deplorable behavior throughout the trial
I know this is something you enjoy talking about, but thank you for helping us learn!
So grateful you had a manscaped ad in this podcast (thanks for the 20% off) I just remembered my husband needed these items and it’s our anniversary and his birthday soon. Fingers crossed it’s delivered soon. Lol
I was hoping you’d speak on this! Thank you for your explanation!
I briefly was following the trial, and was really hoping someone could talk about the judge. I had to stop following because I felt like some of the stuff she did actually was maybe unprofessional, and kept wondering if she was leaving the door open for his lawyers to appeal. Don’t get me wrong, he did something terrible and should have severe consequences. I just was worrying that she wasn’t being unbiased and leaving that vulnerability. I am SO glad you are going to talk about it!
Same here. The judge made me too anxious with her behavior and I quit following the case closely. She really did open the door for this as you said imo
Same here! Judge is full of herself and in cahoots with the state
I'm so happy to see this I was watching last night day 20 when the judge completely reprimanded the defense I wanted to clip it and send it to you because honestly, I'm just watching to see the lawyers and judge reacttions.
Very grateful for you😊I was waiting for you to break it all down. I can't with tmz🙄🙄😆
It seems to me that if Rosengart had something to say, we would hear it from him😊
Thank you for covering this and defending the justice system. So many people commenting here are so biased as they want to see him dead no matter what. I have been watching this case from Europe without prior knowledge and the judge has been super biased and her behavior is very arrogant and rude. It makes it unpleasant to watch the trial so I would not be surprised if jury is also off. Many people don’t seem to understand the importance of fair trial. I think the defense has been completely respectful and done their best to defend NC which probably annoys people. I think their behavior changed when there was that witness tampering event which judge completely ignored.
If the jury was not informed that it was the defenses actions that caused a delay, they would naturally believe that the prosecution didn’t have their bleep together and that’s why they were sent home for a week.
So I guess Nikolas changed his mind about being punished the way the parents and victims choose? Which he know would be death. Or else he wouldn’t care about an appeal or the judge giving him a fair trial unless he’s trying to avoid the death penalty.
His legal team is bound to do their best to try to defend him. If they don't, it gives him grounds for appeal.
Human nature! He would have been wise to shoot himself as well, while at it, like many of these murderers do.
He is still drawing a lot of disturbing stuff and some of the reporting on his phone calls disclose that he thinks he will get out one day.
@@missprissyrainbow he has a great sense of humor 😆 he
@@missprissyrainbow He's never getting out now.
I haven't watched any of the videos of this trial so I can't speak to how the defense has behaved, but I believe a judge is supposed to present a good example to the jury no matter what is happening in her courtroom. I understand that she walked back her comments & took full responsibility, but that's basically closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. In other words, the seeds of blame were placed in the jury's minds already and given the horrific nature of the crime it is human nature to use anything negative to bolster an argument for capital punishment. I agree with the motion that those words could have been construed by the jury as not only the court blaming the defense for wasting their time, but also the court aligning itself to the prosecution (which is a big no no). In this case, I don't think the judge's intent matters. What matters is the impact of her words on the jury and that's a bell she can't un-ring, even by walking back the statements. No matter what atrocities Cruz committed, he is entitled to basic rights and however unintentional, the judge seemingly violated them in those statements to the jurors. Do I think the judge will recuse herself? Not a chance. Do I think the defense will use this argument to appeal the jury's sentence? In a heartbeat. This motion seems designed only for appeal and I don't know how likely it is to succeed upon appeal, but IMO it has some validity.
This was clearly the defense team’s Hail Mary and they pushed her to the statements because they rested halfway through their case with no warning to the court to pause the jurors attendance
They waited until the judge said bring in the jury to say we rest after the judge had asked many times who was the next witness and who was asking questions. This was after some shenanigans trying to get stuff retracted from trial but wouldn't say what they wanted retracted because they didn't know. As to the phone call the lawyer rang another lawyer and he added a witness. And the witness admitted nothing wrong was said and the defence admitted that the state lawyer was allowed to talk to the witness.
You didn't capture the full interaction between the judge and defense. After the excerpt from the article you read, she did then say "it's my fault." So she took the blame for the delay in front of the jury. There is live coverage of this whole thing floating around somewhere. It's on a Laywer You Know's channel.
Thank you so much, Emily, for covering the NC trial fiasco. I was really hoping to her your view on the defense's moves here. I can't help but ask what exactly did the defense team expect for a reaction from the judge by resting their case and doing it in the worst manner possible? There was already a great deal of animosity brewing before this due to the D's shenanigans throughout the trial. They HAD to know they were going to push her straight over the edge, so no need for them to act surprised by her response. It feels like badly misguided & ill advised strategy to me. I agree with you that their job is to defend the client at all costs, but to try to force a do over is grossly unfair & hurtful to the families. And would a new judge really have such immense impact on a jury's decision anyway? If the jury makes a decision based on facts and evidence rather than their feelings about the judge, it shouldn't make a difference. Would any other judge allow the disrespectful behavior of the defense? If a mistrial is declared, and again, what an absolute nightmare for the victims & their families, I pray it's with a new defense team because this group created many of their own problems by persisting with unprofessional behavior and lack of courtroom decorum. Feels like they themselves are doing their own client a great disservice.
Absolutely!
The defense has been treating this case like it's a circus! They have acted very unprofessional!
Again, the defense Motion
is very disingenuous!
@@savannahgary6351 it feels very orchestrated, doesn't it? SMH...
Thanks for always time stamping.
💜 Love Emily from the future! 😍 Thank you for doing a quick summation.
I've been watching every day. This judge is something else. If her court room is a mess it's really only her fult. The judge had such a bad attitude. She shows way to much emotion.
I’m late for the live recap from you, but thank you for covering this. It’s heavy trial. Just was concerned a mistrial would free this man.
Did anyone else find the links she was going to post in the description? Thanks all!
Yes, touch the down arrow top right and scroll down
If I were on the jury it would not have affected my verdict. I see no reason for recusal or overturn in appeal.
Another great show. Always look forward to your views and information.
Take care.
Defence files a motion telling the judge she sucks. What are the odds on the judge agreeing with the motion and recusing herself? Having heard the evidence so far, I doubt whether Nikolas Cruz understands the contents of the statement he signed.
Oh yea...i think there was zero chance the judge was going to agree here.... but they preserved it for appeal.
I watched some of the weirdness with the Judge and defense attys in Florida but had no idea it kept going on. The Judge did seem very irritated but they were arguing about evidence - what drawings were considered Hate Speech, why one image was hate and another wasn't.. I just hope the families do not have to suffer more because of lawyers and potentially the judge. They've been through too much already. More than too much.
❓Hi, Emily. Are you aware? Drats, the link in the description mentioned in the motion is “unavailable.” 🤷♀️
Thanks for another interesting, helpful discussion. 💜 Safe travels.
So glad you're back Emily....you make it make sense 😄
Thank you Emily and Mods.
The jury was NOT in he room! They were in the hallway. She has never done any of this in front of them. So none of this applies, correct Em?
Maybe Cruz should have worried about his life before taking so many others. Hmmmm?
IMO, that judge should be the least of his worries. He pleaded GUILTY to murdering 17 people.
This country has no safe & effective Healthcare for mentally disabled persons. Our brains are giving us messages “beyond normal sense” !!Hospitals must be built to allow for personal support…not possible in the regular Prison population.
At this point why does one draw this out when there is a confession, no question on guilt, why would you WANT to live in prison for life?
Hey there, I'm a Law Rooster swinging by to show support. Great discourse, I must say.
You might want to check on this..but I remember hearing this defense attorneys asked to be released from the case in the beginning. The judge said no. Seems there has been contentious exchanges since. I am glad the judge does not recuse herself!
The defence table behaviours were absolutely disgraceful, unprofessional and insulting. That needs to be investigated, transparency and accountability, why has no law pages covered this!
I do not think the judge was unprofessional at all....the defense team has been rude throughout the entire process....from walking out cause they don't agree with rulings to taking off headphones, complete disrespect to all. To waste time and not communicate with the state to make sure they were ready, and completely waste time with the court and the jury.
Problem is the slippery slope of encouraging breaches in professionalism and adherence to spirit of ethical rules. So we must rely on jurors ability to separate feelings of attorneys from defendant.
After the portion of the judge’s quote included in the article where she said they didn’t expect the defense to rest, the judge went on to say it was her fault due to a misunderstanding around scheduling, not the parties, so she was conscious about telling the jury she was responsible, not the defense. Idk if that saves it.
I feel when you do such horrific things like what this THING did you give up those rights because you didn't respect those rights to begin with. Each time he pulled the trigger and took a life in the most gruesome way possible this monster was saying I am not a person anymore I am just a THING and things do not have rights.
It was said that Mr Cruz did not know any of the 40 odd witnesses that were yet to come, so therefore he didn’t want to continue with them and wanted to rest…
😆 but he didn't know his sister, the neighbors knew him when he was about 10, another witness was the mother's friend, his daycare teacher and director. So, he does really know some/most of witnesses that already testified.
I’ve just gone back and checked the actual video of the Parkland trial - both of the defence resting and the judge calling out unprofessional behaviour. The defence completely misrepresents what happened in both. When the defence rested, the judge literally told the jury that they should blame her and NOT any of the lawyers. When she told the room to stop messing around, she looked and pointed across the room NOT exclusively at the defence. I’ve not watched the trial, but these misrepresentations alone show the defence is playing dirty tricks. Really hope the case doesn’t get thrown out because of this nonsense.
this is my community and I work in this school system. We were absolutely the people that thought "those things would never happen here." Ive attended memorials and personally witnessed/experienced the devastation this caused to EVERYONE, those directly affected and those who are not. I also have high school kids in the Broward County School System. I acknowledge we have the best legal system in the world, though not perfect. My idea of handling a case such as this is if the defendant on trial admits to his guilt and there is no question of responsibility etc, then instead of spending all this time and money and recounting this horrific act...put the parents of those murdered into the jury room and let them decide his fate. Although we in ways adopted these kids into our hearts as our own the defendants future should be decided by the parents of the victims. I think even the defendant (won't say his name) requested as much. Again, just my opinion.
I would love to hear EDB take on the judge in the Alex Jones case in Connecticut.
Really glad to see the Parkland Trial covered by Emily.
Love your sponsorship speak. You crack me up!
As a layperson, if the judge said that I wouldn’t assume it was the defense’s fault that things were delayed, I might even think it was the prosecution - “Why don’t they have any witnesses ready?” It’s ambiguous, people could think it’s either of them, the court, or whatever’s “fault.”
QUESTION? Why haven't their been any criminal charges ?????
The Judge said that “all scheduling errors are my fault”
I would not want to be on this jury. Do they offer counseling If the jurors and lawyers need it afterwards???
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I'm team Defense on this one. I can understand the judge's frustration, but it's her duty to not let that infringe on the defendant's rights. It also seems like she played into her own frustrations. My question is, how much notice did the judge expect to get that the defense was going to rest? If they had let her know the day before, it seems like the prosecution still wouldn't have been ready to call witnesses. So the delay can't be blamed on the defense. At most, the defense team cost the jury one day.
I’m glad Emily saw issues with the judge. I have watched a few videos from the trial and, honestly, the judge made me uncomfortable. She seemed prejudiced and hostile towards the defense. I may have just happened upon the videos that showed that and not the rest.
Watch some more. The defense is playing games and it's disgusting.
Yes she is, I have no idea how ignorant people here are if they think her behavior is ok. As Emily told the worst thing is to have a new trial due to unprofessional judge and it is not up to social media army to decide that it should not happen.
I think the defense attorney probably pulled some annoying crap during the trial, but I also think the judge shouldn't have lost her cool. The stakes are way too high when cases can be overturned on technicalities. Sometimes both sides can be wrong.
Regarding Parkland case:
I feel the judge did nothing wrong. She was firm which was needed at this point. I think the defense is throwing spaghetti at the wall.
*EDIT. QUESTION: is the jury still getting paid during these weeks without witnesses, or are they allowed to return to work for the time being?
I think this can be fixed with a jury instruction that shares the legal obligation was not to share and to not hold that against the defendant- since only sentencing phase which is different than fact finding.
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