Confessed Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz Back In Court

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz was back in court Wednesday.

It was for a motion hearing ahead of his sentencing trial.

Late last month, he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting back in February of 2018.

The hearing addressed having a fair sentencing trial and the constitutionality of the death penalty being on the table.

Jury selection for the sentencing phase is set to begin on January 4th.