well he tends to send us a joke or two when were feeling down ..... I expect he'll send a Epstein look a like bursting through the court room doors spilling into a 12 min demand for his clients God given right to for accessible wifi in prison....
I think he meant that as her lawyer he was not made aware that she was supposed to testify and only found out because RUclips videos were talking about it. Just my opinion on what he meant
@@Bubblesrv81 his client is cruz's sister. She is currently under arrest for drug charges. This lawyer is making sure she is not questioned about her current drug use in this trial. Because if she is forced to answer questions like that, she will be incriminating herself in the charges that are pending against her.
She is like 19 years old Edit: Lmao I touched so many nerves, I love it 🤣🤣 Second Edit: @Lotan doesn't like me editing my comment, so this one is for him 😘
All kidding aside, this dude proves that if you stick out your chest enough, you can muster the courage to do almost anything with everyone watching you.
Claiming his 15 minutes of fame; He only got about 5 of them, but no-doubt his client list will be increasing in size after this. Mission accomplished.
“Sorry, Judge. I’m a little flustered because this is more intimidating than the virtual mock court room at the online law school I graduated from this morning.”
Not really. He did what he had to do based off of what info he was given by his client.. all these RUclips comment lawyers really don’t know what they are saying lol. When the client doesn’t give total info on a case that was sprung on him along with all the others he’s involved in? Yeah I’d say he did a pretty good job. The man was not afraid to go and fight for the difficult request and that’s what you want in a lawyer.
I have nightmares like this. Except I’m back in High School or College. It’s usually either a dance recital and I have no idea what to do once I’m on stage. Getting ready for final exams in my Senior year and the only class I’m completely unprepared for is Religion (I want to Catholic school K-12)! Or in College, I’m about to go on stage for opening night of a play and I never attended one rehearsal. Long story short, I know exactly what this guy was feeling!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I feel bad for him. He’s clearly a young attorney comparatively and has no senior council with him. This is a high profile case, and he was hired very late and is trying to make up for the lost time. He’s so flustered and has to try to keep it together and help his client even though they he had inadequate time to file. As a legal assistant, I can attest to the time it takes for documents to move through the courts for filing. I feel for him.
@Debbie Wilkins I think the "Act of God: RUclips Algorithm" is his excuse why he filed his motion so late with the court - as in he just found out about this case
When the judge reads your motion on the spot in open court and still has to ask you to clarify your arguments and specific requests you know the motion was poorly written.....it's like he wrote it moments before showing up to court......this is embarrassing to watch.
She has no control over her zoo, ehr, I mean, courtroom... she should go back to selling Maybelline, I would have already had the little runt convicted, sentenced, and imprisoned by now.
@@Barb4sale typical, a man not so subtly insinuating that a female judge lacks understanding.....We don't know what was in the motion because she didn't read it aloud to the court so how can u say the motion was poorly read and there was no "new" information.....How do you know? All we know is that she described the motion as vague which means lacking in detail......
I am a retired Legal Assistant, and over the course of my 20+ years worked for and/or dealt with many, many different attorneys. I just want to say how much I respect and admire this Judge. I would be honored to work for her.
Why? She took things too personally and overreacted at times. Almost as if she did on purpose since the cameras were there for some publicity. She is not that professional. Should've been convod in private quarters.
As far as I can tell, his argument appeared to rest on the fact that if answered questions, she may answer them without pleading the 5th if he isn't able to "coach" her answer. What off-brand cornflakes box did this guy find his licence in?
@@tonyvelasquez6776 Not in this context it isn't....and it doesn't take a lawyer to figure it out. Anyone with a good high school education should be able to figure out that an "Act of God" doesn't apply to finding things out. Did lightening strike his client somehow making his client phone him from the hospital? Did he receive prophecy that this needed to be on the docket today? Did flooding float a bottle with a note to him in it?
@Ann-Marie Paliukenas Most people going threw law school in US is because their parents pay their way threw which is why they are so entitled and think they are better than you.
he did fine.....I love it when a bunch of non-lawyers who don't have a clue about how these things work try to make judgments on the performance of a lawyer. Nice try.
@@th-sd6ni So, please educate us "non-lawyers" as to what a great representation he did. His body language alone tells he was lying and a b.s. One didn't need to go to FBI nor CIA training to see this. Besides, if this was only the second time in her entire life, with the first being when her brother was born, what does she really know about him and wat's her logic behind invoking the Fifth Amendment?
@@robertmoody1615 Well..."non-lawyer" I would not characterize it as "great" but he did what he had to do for his client...and 13 minutes into watching her testimony I can see the situation he faced was not simple. If in fact his incarcerated, possibly drugged up client, who he may have been involuntarily appointed to represent, did indeed not inform him of the totality of her situation he could easily be behind the eightball on knowing all her court dates and what specifically she would be testifying about. Would that surprise you that a Florida courts appointed attorney might have so many indigent clients that having a new one sprung on him might slip through the cracks in the system that has seen MANY innocent people convicted only to be later exonerated because details were missed in the legal proceedings?
I'm a Deputy clerk and I deal with motions all day this poor dude has no idea what he's doing. I hope he takes this as a learning experience and moves on.
I’m not a lawyer and I’ve never been in court for other than a traffic ticket. But that really sounded like me in 8th grade trying to explain my history teacher why I could not give my presentation on Columbus Day after my dog ate my PowerPoint slides.
I think she claimed she had mental issues in her own issues with court . So apparently he just want to proctect her on own trial , she is competent for any action committed before 🤷♀️
Agreed…. He admitted it put him in jail and move on why are we wasting our money taxpayers money line up all of the family members read him the riot act l Let him know how they all feel standing up custom and put them in jail or give him the death penalty do something
This trial is to determine if he’s getting life in prison or death. The state is trying to pass the death penalty and Cruz is fighting for life in prison, hence the trial.
They are sentencing him. Death requires a unanimous jury verdict. He had dozens of victims so it's going to take a long time. None of the victims are unimportant and none of them can be skipped to speed things up.
Ok, now that thats over…lets begin. This trial is ridiculous, this judge is like a teacher, I applaud her patience and temperament and these lawyers on defense, massive waste.
That’s a major part of a judge’s work everywhere. The judge’s job is to manage the proceedings, including instructing all parties as per applicable law, processes and behaviors.
@@PTS156 On the face of it, our justice system is actually pretty elegant and at least _designed_ to preserve justice. The problem is it's run by human beings who are frequently incompetent and sometimes kind of suck.
It's recognized under law weather atheists know it or accept it or not. There's a way insurance companies can get out of paying for home and car damages as well, "act of God"
@@taasch2505 It has nothing to do with a "god" tho. It's a way to say that an event was outside of anyone's control, but even the lawyer and anyone who uses that sounds ridiculous.
Currently sister has been claimed incompetent in her own criminal cases and why he filed this motion to protect. In reality if already Florida criminal courts to be claimed incompetent to stand trial, she would not be eligible by law to give testimony that is considered truth of the matter for any other court proceeding. Meaning this judge needs mental health records with that protection order which he did not provide.
@@Juahm69 she had handcuffs on the whole time too. I've read she has a lengthy set of charges on her name, but not sure what they are. I've been wondering about why she was in handcuffs and the badge behind her too
Four and half years later and these parents and family and loved ones are still being tortured and having to relive the tragedy and horror that was endured that day. My heart aches for the students, the families, the teachers, everyone who went thru this and now has yo go thru this over and over and over again in public when they truly should be grieving at home while this kids spends the rest of his life locked behind bars where he belongs.
The prosecutors aren't seeking life imprisonment. They're going to be sending a dark message to any potential mass shooter that school shootings will NOT be tolerated, and by that I mean they're seeking the DP for Nicholas Cruz.
Right! Lol he knew the cameras were rolling & wanted his name to be correctly stated right before! Just so he can say he was apart of the Nicholas Cruz case on his online profile lol 🤣probably going to crop a photo from this & post on website
The judge needs a medal for her performance and rod of steel determination in trying this case the pain of the victims etched on her face but keeping her professional composure she is one of a rare breed someone who won't be messed about but listens to all the arguments this guy was clearly out of his depth
Medal for her performance? Not when ur allowing the prosecution to tear into a witness like they did. The line of questioning focused more on her relationship with her parents and everything about her parents didn't do for her.
I just want to give respect to this young judge🙏🏼the way she’s managed to keep everything in check while still managing to keep any emotion from her face is prove how strong she is especially with a case such as this.🌸
@@a.edwards3064 😄wow I never realised she was in her 40’s she looks amazing for her age I must ask her beauty secrets as I’m in my 40’s too and don’t look as good🙏🏼much respect.
I’m not a lawyer but upon watching this, it appears that in Miami there were concerns raised about the sisters competency to stand court. She is a witness in this trial so the lawyer is now claiming she is incompetent to serve as a witness. It seems like they tried going about it in a shady manner by filing it on a Friday in attempt to squeeze it in and rush it through. Judge wasn’t having that.
Basically the dude lawyer said the sister of the dude murderer shouldn't have to testify because she had 5th amendment rights , The judge said if she wants invoke her 5th amendment she can do it in court while being grilled by the prosecuting atty. Dude lawyer knew the judge would toss it but he made a play anyway because it got him on natl news and got his name out there as a lawyer who will do whatever it takes for his client. Good or bad, People that throw hail Marys always get the spotlight
This judge is superb! handled an unexpected situation from an inexperienced junior counsel extremely well. Hope he learned too from this experience, and prepares much better to make his request clear for the judge, next time.
He was very impressive though, to be thrown in the deep end and have the balls to try and pull something like this off, a lot of clueless people who don't understand law have no idea concerning the genius in what he was attempting to do
@AJ Martin Apparently they grew up separately and have never met, and never spoken to each other. In other words she doesn't even know him. What on earth is she going to testify on his behalf ? The jury will pick up on that and it will look bad on the attorney.
“Although Danielle and Nikolas share the same mother they grew up separately and have reportedly never met, nor spoken.” - Daily Mail With her never having met him and her own questionable character, I’m curious to know what she is going to say on his behalf.
She is just testifying about the horrible upbringing she had, and how Nicholas had a mother who was using hard drugs. While its true she didnt live with him, she can testify what his life would have been like (not like the mother would magically snap out of it and suddenly become a good person).
This judge has been wonderful, standing firm on all issues. I don’t know how she does it! We need more judges like her! It’s ridiculous why we have to torture the families affected by this criminal, he’s admitted to the killings, we’ve seen him on video , witnesses that saw him that day kill testified. Why must we go through all this for some worthless human being that has 5-6 lawyers for what? Just put him in prison for life without parole. And end this torture! Plus all the money being spent on the trial and the expense the school has spent to recover!!!!!!!!!!!
No give him the death penalty or put him in prison where he has to go into the yard with the other inmates and see what happens to him and as for his lawyers go get a new job
People are praising this judge just because she’s a good looking woman while also getting mad at anyone who disagrees with her by saying they only feel that way because she’s a good looking woman 😂
The act of God statement is legal terminology!!! It just means it was out of his control. Insurance companies allocate for certain situations as an act of God as well.
Why did his client not tell him she had a court appearance and why was he on RUclips when he should have been prepping for this case which he has only just been hired for.
Lol no he did what he could based off what he had. Intelligent people see the facts and you’ll find some of them in the comments. You on the other hand think it’s cool to make fun of lawyers who literally hold peoples lives in their hand, dude did what he had to do and left . Clown
@@MyStupidRUclipsHandle just read some of the points and fair enough if this client was sprung upon him and he has to do what he can. The American justice is a strange thing. I’m from the UK and I’m not saying ours is great, but Americas is just so messy.
@@missd2657 oh the American justice system has MANY issues yeah. We have more people locked up than anywhere and think that our system deters crime, it’s a mess your right haha. I was just being fair to this guy, I can only imagine how many cases he has that are very similar to this one. Besides anyone would want their lawyer to put on a defense in tough situations right
Judge Elizabeth Scherer showed her merit and why she was appointed as a judge. I feel bad for her that she was dealt this awful case, awful defense , high profile, etc. She handled it in an amazing way. She's a sharp cookie. We need more like her.
Judge - “Sir… Sir, you do realize this is a court room, and we are in the middle of a hearing? Why are you asking me to supersize your order? What does this have to do with this case?” - “Your honer, I would also ask to add an extra fry since I was not made aware of the totality of the order until just now via text message from my client.” Judge - “Sir, you are dismissed.”
I'm sure the Judge was being kind when she just labeled his motion as "vague". Probably jammed packed with vapid fluff and actually said nothing at all. Lawyer boy just enjoys this attention.
@lisacapuletco: The judge referred to the witness subpoena document as vague, not the lawyer’s motion which appears to have been derived from a poorly worded or ambiguous subpoena from another lawyer. This lawyer was trying to protect the rights of his client.
I would not characterize it as "great" but he did what he had to do for his client...and 13 minutes into watching her testimony I can see the situation he faced was not simple. If in fact his incarcerated, possibly drugged up client, who he may have been involuntarily appointed to represent, did indeed not inform him of the totality of her situation he could easily be behind the eightball on knowing all her court dates and what specifically she would be testifying about. Would that surprise you that a Florida courts appointed attorney might have so many indigent clients that having a new one sprung on him might slip through the cracks in the system that has seen MANY innocent people convicted only to be later exonerated because details were missed in the legal proceedings?
“Through God the RUclips algorithm let me know that this was happening” + hand in pocket + creased suit = most pathetic scruffy useless lawyer I’ve seen
Watch this judge had to put up with when it came to this case is positively astonishing. With that being said she has been amazing at handling all of this chaos in a professional and respectful manner
How is he incompetent? He was only hired recently and is only trying to do right by his client. He can't judge his level of competency by the reactions of the judge.
@@nicolemay4427 still not bad amber heard case was unwinnable only mistake those lawyers did not realise she is complete nutjob that actually did those things they started to believe her lies so that became the problem
This whole motion is about making sure he get's his cut. He went to the court, stood before the Judge, put forward the motion he was instructed to put forward, sat through the rest of the trial. Now he can present his bill.
They have just begun their day and week and I feel exhausted for them already. When I hear someone say, I want to go into law, I now marvel at the task before them.
Does he really not realize he is informing the world of his obvious incompetency?! I am embarrassed for him and quite fearful for his present and future clients. Of course he could've nixed the idea of future clients with this show. I almost feel sorry for him, I'm curious where he went to school and how he ranked.
1. You clearly haven't followed this case at all. 2. The alternative to an extensive appeals process is lots of innocent people being imprisoned or executed, which already happens more than you seem to realize. What a terrible, ignorant take.
No it is not lol. And a case that takes one year to go to Trial doesn't necessarily cost less than a case that takes five years. That is not how any of this works at all.
Makes you question if the lawyer has had much experience representing clients in a court room because he appeared to be rambling so his point and legal argument didn't run smoothly.
I am so confused by this guy. This is a request I've never heard before. Asking to sit with her to tell her when to plead the 5th? That's just strange.
I am surprised anyone would hire him at all, or is he one that gives help to those with no money? That's why poor people end up in jail because the Lawers are idiots it's all because of God. I would have been out of there the minute he brought God into the room. Lol 😆
You're joking, right? She was emotional all throughout the case, she was reprimanded and she resigned before she could be disbarred. Her unprofessionalism could have caused a mistrial for one of the most dangerous mass shooters of the decade
The poor, uninformed new defense lawyer... he is still following the O.J. Simpson case and is unaware of this case since given the task! Does he know who The Parkland Scool Shooter is?
Before this stunt no one was even aware that the Parkland shooter had a sister. Now we all do. This was just marketing and advertising by her lawyer to create an atmosphere of familiarity with and public interest in her (case). Which might help her case but, more likely, helps the lawyer's notoriety.
This is literally nothing, dude. If you followed the case, you would know he has family and even then, the only people who need to know is the jury and they knew the obvious for a while. He's trying to exclude the sister from testimony so people don't know the shooter's frame of mind.
This guy getting a law degree was an act of god
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well he tends to send us a joke or two when were feeling down ..... I expect he'll send a Epstein look a like bursting through the court room doors spilling into a 12 min demand for his clients God given right to for accessible wifi in prison....
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"it was only through an act of god that my RUclips algorithm let me know this was happening" is probably something NO ONE should ever say in court.
Right!?.. I'm thinking this guy is weird.
I think he meant that as her lawyer he was not made aware that she was supposed to testify and only found out because RUclips videos were talking about it. Just my opinion on what he meant
HOLY SOKES! I thought This was a comment on RUclips. They man ACTUALLY said it in the video!
@@danymuembo9238 IKR!!!
I read this comment before watching this moment and I couldn't believe you
That guy has definitely used the phrase "do you know who my father is" non-ironically more than once.
Lmao yes 😆 it’s tattooed across his face metaphorically
Who cares who your father is, he is a mere man.
Lionel Hutz?
*Unironically
i cant with the comments🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a law student myself, I hope I am never in a situation like this. This is so cringe to watch. He’s almost in tears.
You might be if you didn't have enough time to prepare for something. It happens.
Ok but who is he???? I still don't understand
you guys are blind. no he's not. nobody cares as much as you think. he's not being accused of contempt. so wtf?
Can you help me understand what was he trying to do and for what?
@@Bubblesrv81 his client is cruz's sister. She is currently under arrest for drug charges. This lawyer is making sure she is not questioned about her current drug use in this trial. Because if she is forced to answer questions like that, she will be incriminating herself in the charges that are pending against her.
"I will be renewing my request"
Judge: I'll be denying it, again.
😆😆😆😆 Love her!
You can tell the judge is exhausted with this case.
She is tired
She is like 19 years old
Edit: Lmao I touched so many nerves, I love it 🤣🤣
Second Edit: @Lotan doesn't like me editing my comment, so this one is for him
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@@thehandleisuseless She's almost 50.
@@thehandleisuseless male moment
that's just the makeup she's wearing..
All kidding aside, this dude proves that if you stick out your chest enough, you can muster the courage to do almost anything with everyone watching you.
He’s got balls alright. Go him, I’m impressed he has stood up to this very tough judge!
@@johughes2331 If I could talk to a crush the way that man interrupts a legal preceding...
Claiming his 15 minutes of fame;
He only got about 5 of them, but no-doubt his client list will be increasing in size after this.
Mission accomplished.
@@-108- Yeah maybe he can get more clients like - *checks notes* - the parkland school shooter’s illegitimate half-sister. Go, little buddy!
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“Sorry, Judge. I’m a little flustered because this is more intimidating than the virtual mock court room at the online law school I graduated from this morning.”
Go land crabs!
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Cousin Vinny had more experience than this guy.
Lmao 💀😂😂
@@rezalustig6773 the judge didn’t have any experience either lol
I felt embarrassed for him. He went up there, in a big case, and fumbled hard. He had the guts to get up there but wasn't ready.
My guess is that he’s a new lawyer and also intimidated by the cameras
Dunning-Kruger proving itself yet again.
Not really. He did what he had to do based off of what info he was given by his client.. all these RUclips comment lawyers really don’t know what they are saying lol. When the client doesn’t give total info on a case that was sprung on him along with all the others he’s involved in? Yeah I’d say he did a pretty good job. The man was not afraid to go and fight for the difficult request and that’s what you want in a lawyer.
Yeah the whole world is watching and he’s appointed 12 August, so I feel bad for him
I have nightmares like this. Except I’m back in High School or College. It’s usually either a dance recital and I have no idea what to do once I’m on stage. Getting ready for final exams in my Senior year and the only class I’m completely unprepared for is Religion (I want to Catholic school K-12)! Or in College, I’m about to go on stage for opening night of a play and I never attended one rehearsal. Long story short, I know exactly what this guy was feeling!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I feel bad for him. He’s clearly a young attorney comparatively and has no senior council with him. This is a high profile case, and he was hired very late and is trying to make up for the lost time. He’s so flustered and has to try to keep it together and help his client even though they he had inadequate time to file. As a legal assistant, I can attest to the time it takes for documents to move through the courts for filing. I feel for him.
Young?? Are you kidding me
I used to think lawyers were intelligent, now they just seem like mediocre car salesmen.
Snowflake buttercakes now days
You are correct.
and that would be insulting car salesman. 😝😝
Yeah I use to think so too until I met one who sell drugs on the side 🤦🏽♀️
I’ve worked with some. They’re no better than you and me 😆
This lawyer is what we professionally call "a waste of time"
He looks like a scared kid admitting something to his parents lmao.
It seems like this guy is trying to insert himself into this high profile case.
He is trying to keep his client (the sister) from being forced to testify.
Delay is Drama and Dollar in the bank.
Why is he a waste of time? He had no opportunity to prepare his client, who is clearly chaotic.
I would have busted out laughing after that "RUclips Algorithm" statement
I know! What did that statement have to do with anything??? Lol 😂
@Debbie Wilkins I think the "Act of God: RUclips Algorithm" is his excuse why he filed his motion so late with the court - as in he just found out about this case
RUclips is his God, lol!
@@sebimoe
Ok, thanks!
Couldn't believe it. He even put it in the same sentence as "an act of god" lol.
When the judge reads your motion on the spot in open court and still has to ask you to clarify your arguments and specific requests you know the motion was poorly written.....it's like he wrote it moments before showing up to court......this is embarrassing to watch.
The motion was texted to him by his bro at the law library.
She has no control over her zoo, ehr, I mean, courtroom... she should go back to selling Maybelline, I would have already had the little runt convicted, sentenced, and imprisoned by now.
“Hey bro just tell them this…..”
Or poorly read; he literally repeated himself when she asked again, there was no new information in his new response to the judge lol..
@@Barb4sale typical, a man not so subtly insinuating that a female judge lacks understanding.....We don't know what was in the motion because she didn't read it aloud to the court so how can u say the motion was poorly read and there was no "new" information.....How do you know? All we know is that she described the motion as vague which means lacking in detail......
I am a retired Legal Assistant, and over the course of my 20+ years worked for and/or dealt with many, many different attorneys. I just want to say how much I respect and admire this Judge. I would be honored to work for her.
WHY ???
this judge is horrble. she shows clear bias against the defense is rude to lawyers and witnesses. this judge sucks she should be impeached
@@kf31paris cuz she HANDLES IT
Why? She took things too personally and overreacted at times. Almost as if she did on purpose since the cameras were there for some publicity. She is not that professional.
Should've been convod in private quarters.
The Florida Supreme Court dishonored the judge you would have been soo honored to serve 🤔
‘what does this have to do with me?’ the judge I love 😂🙌🏼
That made me laugh
As far as I can tell, his argument appeared to rest on the fact that if answered questions, she may answer them without pleading the 5th if he isn't able to "coach" her answer. What off-brand cornflakes box did this guy find his licence in?
@Mazes S A no she isn’t, shes very competent.
The Judge 😍
This guy is a joke. I had to burst out laughing when he said it was through "an act of God". Smh
In legal terms, and act of God is called a "force majeure". But it doesn't work in this situation. This guy is a novice.
absolutely bizarre. Did this guy go to law school?
The only act of God was that he was able to dress himself this morning.
@@tonyvelasquez6776 Not in this context it isn't....and it doesn't take a lawyer to figure it out. Anyone with a good high school education should be able to figure out that an "Act of God" doesn't apply to finding things out. Did lightening strike his client somehow making his client phone him from the hospital? Did he receive prophecy that this needed to be on the docket today? Did flooding float a bottle with a note to him in it?
No-one on this thread ever said it was NEVER used.
This is called, "When your parents are allowed to pay your way through Law School." This dude, just looking at him and you can tell he's lost.
I thought the exact same thing 🙈
@Ann-Marie Paliukenas Most people going threw law school in US is because their parents pay their way threw which is why they are so entitled and think they are better than you.
he did fine.....I love it when a bunch of non-lawyers who don't have a clue about how these things work try to make judgments on the performance of a lawyer. Nice try.
@@th-sd6ni So, please educate us "non-lawyers" as to what a great representation he did. His body language alone tells he was lying and a b.s. One didn't need to go to FBI nor CIA training to see this. Besides, if this was only the second time in her entire life, with the first being when her brother was born, what does she really know about him and wat's her logic behind invoking the Fifth Amendment?
@@robertmoody1615 Well..."non-lawyer" I would not characterize it as "great" but he did what he had to do for his client...and 13 minutes into watching her testimony I can see the situation he faced was not simple.
If in fact his incarcerated, possibly drugged up client, who he may have been involuntarily appointed to represent, did indeed not inform him of the totality of her situation he could easily be behind the eightball on knowing all her court dates and what specifically she would be testifying about.
Would that surprise you that a Florida courts appointed attorney might have so many indigent clients that having a new one sprung on him might slip through the cracks in the system that has seen MANY innocent people convicted only to be later exonerated because details were missed in the legal proceedings?
I'm a Deputy clerk and I deal with motions all day this poor dude has no idea what he's doing. I hope he takes this as a learning experience and moves on.
This poor Judge, she is so ready for this to be over
I hope she gets a vacation after this.
its her job, she is paid 250,000 dollars per 6 months to do this? do you just want her to be watching TV all day?
@@goldenboyi1989 yes we want her to watch TV all day
I’m not a lawyer and I’ve never been in court for other than a traffic ticket. But that really sounded like me in 8th grade trying to explain my history teacher why I could not give my presentation on Columbus Day after my dog ate my PowerPoint slides.
I think she claimed she had mental issues in her own issues with court . So apparently he just want to proctect her on own trial , she is competent for any action committed before 🤷♀️
This was so hard to watch
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LMAO
Exactly 😆😆
This has gotten WAY out of hand.. He pled guilty. Sentence him and move on.
This is the sentencing case if you’re not following a long - they’re trying to see if he should get the chair or die naturally in prison 🤦🏽♀️
Agreed…. He admitted it put him in jail and move on why are we wasting our money taxpayers money line up all of the family members read him the riot act l Let him know how they all feel standing up custom and put them in jail or give him the death penalty do something
This trial is to determine if he’s getting life in prison or death. The state is trying to pass the death penalty and Cruz is fighting for life in prison, hence the trial.
They are sentencing him. Death requires a unanimous jury verdict. He had dozens of victims so it's going to take a long time. None of the victims are unimportant and none of them can be skipped to speed things up.
Why what victims family shouldn’t be heard from so you can get a hurry up sentencing? It’s all about you apparently
Ok, now that thats over…lets begin.
This trial is ridiculous, this judge is like a teacher, I applaud her patience and temperament and these lawyers on defense, massive waste.
That’s a major part of a judge’s work everywhere. The judge’s job is to manage the proceedings, including instructing all parties as per applicable law, processes and behaviors.
@@PTS156 LOL. The fact that they’ve drawn this out at such an expense is absurd.
After this trial I wonder if the judge and Nicholas Cruz will wind up together? I don't think he'll get the death penalty.
@@PTS156 On the face of it, our justice system is actually pretty elegant and at least _designed_ to preserve justice.
The problem is it's run by human beings who are frequently incompetent and sometimes kind of suck.
The trial is a joke if he was not guility this entire circus would get a mistrial.
This guy is the walking definition of “Ds get degrees” in law school. Yikes.
u still have to pass the BAR…
@@wylinout you can take the test as much as you want as long as you keep going back to take classes
His comment "I wanted to get it one your radar" says all I need to know about his proficiency as a lawyer.
You can't get a D on the BAR
@Super Man - you can retake it as many times as you want
This courtroom is a MESS. There is no order with these group of attorneys.
i guess everyone can put on a suit and be a "lawyer" these days 💀
After seeing Amber Heard's lawyer on RUclips... I do believe so
Lost me at “through an act of Gawd” bs.
🤣🤣 total joke. He had to think of something quickly on the spot.
It's recognized under law weather atheists know it or accept it or not. There's a way insurance companies can get out of paying for home and car damages as well, "act of God"
@@taasch2505 It has nothing to do with a "god" tho. It's a way to say that an event was outside of anyone's control, but even the lawyer and anyone who uses that sounds ridiculous.
U tube algorithm is now an act of god
Jane that's the statement that really made me laugh.
Currently sister has been claimed incompetent in her own criminal cases and why he filed this motion to protect. In reality if already Florida criminal courts to be claimed incompetent to stand trial, she would not be eligible by law to give testimony that is considered truth of the matter for any other court proceeding.
Meaning this judge needs mental health records with that protection order which he did not provide.
Thanks for this info man, even though I’m not in law I always like learning new things
So by Danielle giving her testimony , she can’t not claimed having mental issues in her own trial ?
@@Juahm69 she had handcuffs on the whole time too. I've read she has a lengthy set of charges on her name, but not sure what they are. I've been wondering about why she was in handcuffs and the badge behind her too
Nice summary after a Google search.
I still don’t understand what he was requesting. Lol
Four and half years later and these parents and family and loved ones are still being tortured and having to relive the tragedy and horror that was endured that day.
My heart aches for the students, the families, the teachers, everyone who went thru this and now has yo go thru this over and over and over again in public when they truly should be grieving at home while this kids spends the rest of his life locked behind bars where he belongs.
The prosecutors aren't seeking life imprisonment. They're going to be sending a dark message to any potential mass shooter that school shootings will NOT be tolerated, and by that I mean they're seeking the DP for Nicholas Cruz.
*curb your enthusiasm begins to play in the backround*
Such a ridiculous waste of time and money for a penalty phase. Enough is enough.
Felt like when I had to tell my mom I had a project due tomorrow and iv know for weeks
It was an act of God that you got it done.
When sentencing lasts longer than the actual trial…. Everyone wants to be in front of the cameras…. Just sentence him and be done with this!
Right! Lol he knew the cameras were rolling & wanted his name to be correctly stated right before! Just so he can say he was apart of the Nicholas Cruz case on his online profile lol 🤣probably going to crop a photo from this & post on website
This is why I don't mind when the cops just start blasting. Sorts it all right out on the spot.
@@MakerInMotion honestly shocked at how idiotic of a comment this is
@@MakerInMotion guessing daddy went a little deeper today champ?
@@wellthen.......9384 As someone who is happy they spared Cruz's life, you must have it so deep its almost touching ribs.
The judge needs a medal for her performance and rod of steel determination in trying this case the pain of the victims etched on her face but keeping her professional composure she is one of a rare breed someone who won't be messed about but listens to all the arguments this guy was clearly out of his depth
@user-uq3ek3bq5l Two things. One. PC isn't as protective as it was in the 70s. Two, if they killed him, he wins and they know that.
Medal for her performance? Not when ur allowing the prosecution to tear into a witness like they did. The line of questioning focused more on her relationship with her parents and everything about her parents didn't do for her.
Keeping her composure? She had a tantrum in the middle of court. She's incompetant and moody.
@@Ryan-om5yi Anyway, she is hot and divorced now. Means single mom. 😍
I just want to give respect to this young judge🙏🏼the way she’s managed to keep everything in check while still managing to keep any emotion from her face is prove how strong she is especially with a case such as this.🌸
😄🙄
It's her job to keep the courtroom in order and to not appear biased in any way.
She's in her 40s and has been a judge for nearly a decade.
@@a.edwards3064 she look absolutely awesome for 40. I look like a 80 year old hag in comparison, and im 43 🤣
@@a.edwards3064
😄wow I never realised she was in her 40’s she looks amazing for her age I must ask her beauty secrets as I’m in my 40’s too and don’t look as good🙏🏼much respect.
2:15 the shade & side eye being thrown by the girl to the left of this lawyer's shoulder is what we're all doing 😒
Lmao I’m laughing so hard. Sammmme. Sammmme
Are they just handing out degrees in law now? Holy Christ...his passing the bar, was an act of God.
NA God has a sense of humor but this is not funny
Same goes for Kim Kardashian…what a joke and an insult to the law
Exodus 20:7
I'm dead 😂😂
God, AKA the RUclips Algorithm, apparently.
The blue suit looks ridiculous
The way the judge was just as confused as all of us 😂
The woman's face in the front gallery row got me when he said he didn't know this was happening
What time stamp ??
I noticed that too lol. That's Joaquin Oliver's (one of the victims) older sister.
I desperately need a lawyer to explain to me what's happening right here
me too . but i can’t afford one 🤣
Cue the RUclips attorneys now...
@@bellelyncabresos5242 Marry one! That's what I did. :D
I’m not a lawyer but upon watching this, it appears that in Miami there were concerns raised about the sisters competency to stand court. She is a witness in this trial so the lawyer is now claiming she is incompetent to serve as a witness. It seems like they tried going about it in a shady manner by filing it on a Friday in attempt to squeeze it in and rush it through. Judge wasn’t having that.
Basically the dude lawyer said the sister of the dude murderer shouldn't have to testify because she had 5th amendment rights , The judge said if she wants invoke her 5th amendment she can do it in court while being grilled by the prosecuting atty. Dude lawyer knew the judge would toss it but he made a play anyway because it got him on natl news and got his name out there as a lawyer who will do whatever it takes for his client. Good or bad, People that throw hail Marys always get the spotlight
I would have thrown him out soon as he said "act of god"
I would have disbarred him after 'RUclips algorithm'.
This judge is superb! handled an unexpected situation from an inexperienced junior counsel extremely well. Hope he learned too from this experience, and prepares much better to make his request clear for the judge, next time.
These poor parents and the others lost and injured lives. So heartbreaking!
This guy is a clown. What a humiliating moment. How did he pass the bar?
Daddy paid for it.
@Taylor Russo He didn't pass the bar. He stopped in for a couple martinis just before court started.
He spent too much time in the bar, when should have been studying for the bar.
Clearly the bar is very low.
By an act of gawd
I think he wanted to be on tv. He just blurted out his request and seems to be making an issue where there isn’t one..
He was very impressive though, to be thrown in the deep end and have the balls to try and pull something like this off, a lot of clueless people who don't understand law have no idea concerning the genius in what he was attempting to do
@AJ Martin Apparently they grew up separately and have never met, and never spoken to each other. In other words she doesn't even know him. What on earth is she going to testify on his behalf ? The jury will pick up on that and it will look bad on the attorney.
“Although Danielle and Nikolas share the same mother they grew up separately and have reportedly never met, nor spoken.” - Daily Mail
With her never having met him and her own questionable character,
I’m curious to know what she is going to say on his behalf.
She is just testifying about the horrible upbringing she had, and how Nicholas had a mother who was using hard drugs. While its true she didnt live with him, she can testify what his life would have been like (not like the mother would magically snap out of it and suddenly become a good person).
@@mewgiah8057 Yeah, but how does all that have anything to do with the consequences he's going to have to face after he shooting up a school?
Umm...she was called as a witness.
@@mewgiah8057 still her point stands, Nickolas didn’t grow up with his bio mother, he’s adopted
She's not speaking on his behalf unless you just don't know what that word means.
He received his diploma from one of the “Everyone gets a trophy” colleges
This judge has been wonderful, standing firm on all issues. I don’t know how she does it! We need more judges like her! It’s ridiculous why we have to torture the families affected by this criminal, he’s admitted to the killings, we’ve seen him on video , witnesses that saw him that day kill testified. Why must we go through all this for some worthless human being that has 5-6 lawyers for what? Just put him in prison for life without parole. And end this torture! Plus all the money being spent on the trial and the expense the school has spent to recover!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed 💯.
The prosecutors aren't seeking life imprisonment. They're seeking the DP.
No give him the death penalty or put him in prison where he has to go into the yard with the other inmates and see what happens to him and as for his lawyers go get a new job
People are praising this judge just because she’s a good looking woman while also getting mad at anyone who disagrees with her by saying they only feel that way because she’s a good looking woman 😂
The patience and restraint this Judge has is incredible. I could not do this case lol.
Your also not a judge... you couldn't do any case...
Judges have a lot more difficult job than the public gives them credit for. They always have two opposing sides appearing on their best behaviour.
Just look at what the judge went through in the depp ... heard case .
Ryan the armchair judge. Wouldn’t everyone be lucky to have a judge with your enormous expertise.
@@anitakristensen4679 she wasn’t on the drop case
“Due to an act of god … RUclips algorithm” - I am sure the RUclips development team loves being called god.
Politicians beg to differ!
...and then, when she thought she had me beat, I was totally like "I WILL be renewing my request!"
And everyone clapped
And then the Judge said "And I WILL be denying that request again."
...according to what another comment said.
"It's through God that my RUclips algorithm let me know that this is happening"
What a sentence.
Lmaoooo
I think he was deflecting from the real question some where in there
The act of God statement is legal terminology!!! It just means it was out of his control. Insurance companies allocate for certain situations as an act of God as well.
@@christianindianizme1982 finally someone gets it
It's literally hilarious that the defense attorney in the lavender has to jump in and explain wtf he's there for
I still don't get what he's there for
I've watched this judge b4 and I think she's an excellent example of one
Attorneys who graduate with a solid D+ grade average present court cases and action just like this guy.
through God and the RUclips algorithm!
I just.. cannot fathom how he got through law school. Maybe Amber Heard can hire him as her new counsel?
@Mazes S A lmao is this the lawyer posting under a burner account?
In my law school, you don't graduate with a D+ average. You find another career after your first year.
@Boston Gal And which States are you referring to?
This clown got wrecked. God told his RUclips algorithm that this trial was happening. LOL. This judge is great.
Yeah that was literally the dumbest thing he could’ve possibly said- and he said it. 😸
Why did his client not tell him she had a court appearance and why was he on RUclips when he should have been prepping for this case which he has only just been hired for.
Lol no he did what he could based off what he had. Intelligent people see the facts and you’ll find some of them in the comments. You on the other hand think it’s cool to make fun of lawyers who literally hold peoples lives in their hand, dude did what he had to do and left . Clown
@@MyStupidRUclipsHandle just read some of the points and fair enough if this client was sprung upon him and he has to do what he can. The American justice is a strange thing. I’m from the UK and I’m not saying ours is great, but Americas is just so messy.
@@missd2657 oh the American justice system has MANY issues yeah. We have more people locked up than anywhere and think that our system deters crime, it’s a mess your right haha. I was just being fair to this guy, I can only imagine how many cases he has that are very similar to this one. Besides anyone would want their lawyer to put on a defense in tough situations right
The patience of this poor judge. I feel for her after watching some of these clips
Judge Elizabeth Scherer showed her merit and why she was appointed as a judge. I feel bad for her that she was dealt this awful case, awful defense , high profile, etc. She handled it in an amazing way. She's a sharp cookie. We need more like her.
Judge - “Sir… Sir, you do realize this is a court room, and we are in the middle of a hearing? Why are you asking me to supersize your order? What does this have to do with this case?”
- “Your honer, I would also ask to add an extra fry since I was not made aware of the totality of the order until just now via text message from my client.”
Judge - “Sir, you are dismissed.”
Wow u got the whole squad laughing... My stomach seriously hurts from laughing 😐
*honor
"Objection, I don't like what your honor just said"
😂😂🤣
😅
I'm sure the Judge was being kind when she just labeled his motion as "vague". Probably jammed packed with vapid fluff and actually said nothing at all. Lawyer boy just enjoys this attention.
@lisacapuletco: The judge referred to the witness subpoena document as vague, not the lawyer’s motion which appears to have been derived from a poorly worded or ambiguous subpoena from another lawyer. This lawyer was trying to protect the rights of his client.
The trial is a joke if he was not guility this entire circus would get a mistrial.
@@natstar7864: If he was found ‘not guilty’ this penalty trial wouldn’t exist, lol.
I would not characterize it as "great" but he did what he had to do for his client...and 13 minutes into watching her testimony I can see the situation he faced was not simple.
If in fact his incarcerated, possibly drugged up client, who he may have been involuntarily appointed to represent, did indeed not inform him of the totality of her situation he could easily be behind the eightball on knowing all her court dates and what specifically she would be testifying about.
Would that surprise you that a Florida courts appointed attorney might have so many indigent clients that having a new one sprung on him might slip through the cracks in the system that has seen MANY innocent people convicted only to be later exonerated because details were missed in the legal proceedings?
“Through God the RUclips algorithm let me know that this was happening”
+ hand in pocket
+ creased suit
= most pathetic scruffy useless lawyer I’ve seen
Yeah… the god reference was crazy left field.
Have you seen scruffy Rudy Giuliani lately? 🙃
And the saggy pants….. 🙄
And the unbuttoned jacket.
give me a timestamp
This Judge lays it down!!! I love how clear she is. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Watch this judge had to put up with when it came to this case is positively astonishing. With that being said she has been amazing at handling all of this chaos in a professional and respectful manner
Can you imagine him being your lawyer? Frightening that such incompetence holds position of a lawyer.
are you trying to say kid deserves better
How is he incompetent? He was only hired recently and is only trying to do right by his client. He can't judge his level of competency by the reactions of the judge.
You obviously don't have any idea about legal matters, what he did was genius
I’ve seen worse, Did u watch Amber Heards lawyers, especially Elaine?
@@nicolemay4427 still not bad amber heard case was unwinnable only mistake those lawyers did not realise she is complete nutjob that actually did those things they started to believe her lies so that became the problem
He's not the sharpest tool in the box, for sure
This whole motion is about making sure he get's his cut. He went to the court, stood before the Judge, put forward the motion he was instructed to put forward, sat through the rest of the trial. Now he can present his bill.
They have just begun their day and week and I feel exhausted for them already. When I hear someone say, I want to go into law, I now marvel at the task before them.
Seriously. It's so much aggravation
When you gotta work anyways and you are making that much bank its not so bad
Those are some long days! I’d be exhausted after 30 minutes of this….
Does he really not realize he is informing the world of his obvious incompetency?! I am embarrassed for him and quite fearful for his present and future clients. Of course he could've nixed the idea of future clients with this show. I almost feel sorry for him, I'm curious where he went to school and how he ranked.
He waved at it as he drive by. Ha ha
Ive never seen a six lawyer team of court appointed attorneys. WTF is going on
I think he just wanted an excuse to talk to the judge
me fr
How awkward was that?
This guy is the walking talking embodiment of a "stuffed shirt."
Does he have a steel rod strapped to his back?
@@johnviewpoint7813 What's wrong with having good posture? he's obviously military trained, salty that he's sharper and better looking then you 🤣🤣🤣
Imagine using a term like stuffed shirt in 2022 great grandpa 💀
@@trapmafia4716 Imagine being so dense you can't recognize irony?
We need more judges like this
How come that murderer had an army of lawyers?
My man standing there knowing full well he getting blasted into space.
I'd like to see and hear more from the judge
We all would. Especially over breakfast
When you find out "I didn't know we had an assignment due" doesn't work IRL
Lmao
This is exactly why it takes years to convict murderers. All on the taxpayers' dime.
He pled guilty. This is a sentencing hearing.
He's already been convicted.
1. You clearly haven't followed this case at all.
2. The alternative to an extensive appeals process is lots of innocent people being imprisoned or executed, which already happens more than you seem to realize. What a terrible, ignorant take.
@@PatriotGamesROCKS We know. What we don't know is why it is so difficult to decide to execute him.
No it is not lol. And a case that takes one year to go to Trial doesn't necessarily cost less than a case that takes five years. That is not how any of this works at all.
You can tell he was always told “keep your head up” and he took it literally 😭
Rosenburg??? I think he smelled free money in the air...
how to instantly tank any hope of a successful career
Makes you question if the lawyer has had much experience representing clients in a court room because he appeared to be rambling so his point and legal argument didn't run smoothly.
I am so confused by this guy. This is a request I've never heard before. Asking to sit with her to tell her when to plead the 5th? That's just strange.
The reactions of all the people in the background when he talks about it being an act of god are so hilarious.
Did he just passed the baby bar in California and showed up in Florida court?
what a pointless, useless lawyer he was taking up time in the case. Side note: the judge, I’d love too
I am surprised anyone would hire him at all, or is he one that gives help to those with no money? That's why poor people end up in jail because the Lawers are idiots it's all because of God. I would have been out of there the minute he brought God into the room. Lol 😆
@@echo9970 Don`t forget the RUclips algorithm
I’m sending this to my atty son in law. He’ll love it. 😂😂😂
Mission accomplished - he got his face on camera. Transparent as a glass of water. Whatta tool. 🙄
He did a great job on confusing the whole court.
i was confused in a heartbeat
How unprofessional of the judge to have an attitude about it.
Judge was extremely professional and handled that well.
You're joking, right? She was emotional all throughout the case, she was reprimanded and she resigned before she could be disbarred. Her unprofessionalism could have caused a mistrial for one of the most dangerous mass shooters of the decade
The poor, uninformed new defense lawyer... he is still following the O.J. Simpson case and is unaware of this case since given the task! Does he know who The Parkland Scool Shooter is?
School
This is what happens when you watch too many episodes of SUITS and think it's real life.
I've never seen a trial with so many "what are you even talking about? Just go sit down in the back" moments before 😅
If that’s your lawyer, buckle down, you’re going to jail 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Before this stunt no one was even aware that the Parkland shooter had a sister. Now we all do. This was just marketing and advertising by her lawyer to create an atmosphere of familiarity with and public interest in her (case). Which might help her case but, more likely, helps the lawyer's notoriety.
This is literally nothing, dude. If you followed the case, you would know he has family and even then, the only people who need to know is the jury and they knew the obvious for a while. He's trying to exclude the sister from testimony so people don't know the shooter's frame of mind.
The judge definitely wants to speak to councils manager.
This was embarrassing to watch in my own home. He was an obvious deflection tactic.
What was he trying to do?
His parents wasted money paying for his law degree
I expected him to just start drinking a cola mid conversation