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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, right, sits with Assistant Public Defender Nawal Bashimam at the defense table during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Cruz pleaded guilty to murdering 17 students and staff members in 2018 at Parkland's high school. The trial is only to determine if the 23-year-old is sentenced to death or life without parole. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Judge Elizabeth Scherer is shown in court during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Cruz pleaded guilty to murdering 17 students and staff members in 2018 at Parkland's high school. The trial is only to determine if the 23-year-old is sentenced to death or life without parole. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, center, stands with members of his defense team as the jury enters the courtroom during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Cruz pleaded guilty to murdering 17 students and staff members in 2018 at Parkland's high school. The trial is only to determine if the 23-year-old is sentenced to death or life without parole. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown at the defense table during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Cruz pleaded guilty to murdering 17 students and staff members in 2018 at Parkland's high school. The trial is only to determine if the 23-year-old is sentenced to death or life without parole. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)