Terry Spencer

June 07, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Public defender Melisa McNeill, right, tried to withdraw from Nikolas Cruz's death penalty trial after the judge ordered the defense to move forward with jury selection even though one member of the five-member defense team is sick with COVID-19.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

May 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"I hope their journey through all of this is a lot faster than ours."

By Terry Spencer

3 minute read

May 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"She obviously did that to get out of jury duty. It was irresponsible," said Judge Elizabeth Scherer.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

May 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The attorneys asked the jurors about their views of the death penalty and knowledge of the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 14 students and three staff members dead.

By Terry Spencer

5 minute read

May 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The speed and size of the proposed $997 million settlement stunned even Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman, who is presiding over the lawsuit, when it was announced at a hearing Wednesday.

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Terry Spencer

5 minute read

May 03, 2022 | Daily Business Review

No public explanation was given for the lawyer's absence, but Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer asked McNeill's assistants if she was being tested.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

April 27, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"One instigates and then there are many followers," explained Broward Sheriff's Capt. Osvaldo Tianga, the head of courthouse security.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

April 04, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Jury candidates who declare that they can be objective will complete a questionnaire that dives into their backgrounds and asks whether they can handle viewing graphic evidence.

By Terry Spencer

6 minute read

March 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Prosecutors told Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer that the jurors need to see the path Cruz, 23, took through the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018,

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

February 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The Federal Railroad Administration called the meeting as Brightline, the region's new higher-speed passenger service, and other Florida railroads have seen a rash of fatal accidents over the past four years.

By Terry Spencer

3 minute read