Posted on 04/12/2018 4:33:24 AM PDT by BBell
The alleged gunman in the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida wants to give any inheritance due him from his late mother's estate to the victims' families or an organization that will help the community heal, his attorneys said Wednesday.
Nikolas Cruz, 19, appeared at a hearing in Broward County Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale to determine whether he is truly indigent or if he stands to collect up to $800,000 from his late mother's estate and various other financial accounts in his name.
It was previously determined that Cruz could not afford his own attorney and the Broward County Public Defender's Office was appointed to represent him. Judge Elizabeth Scherer is attempting to determine if the public defender's office should be dismissed from representing Cruz if he has the means to afford a private attorney.
Since his arrest on Feb. 14 in the killing of 17 people at the Parkland, Florida, high school, information has surfaced that Cruz might stand to inherit a small fortune.
"Just so the court is aware, Mr. Cruz does not want those funds," his attorney, Melissa McNiell of the public defenders office, told Judge Scherer during the hearing. "He would like that money donated to an organization that the victims families believe would be able to facilitate the healing in our community."
Later in the hearing, Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein told Scherer "whatever monies the defendant doesn't want, let it go to those who have been hurt, period."
But it remains unclear whether Cruz does have any funds from his mother's estate coming to him.
McNiell said research her office has done shows Cruz has a Wells Fargo bank account with a balance of $353.
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I searched an saw that you had posted a previous article about the inheritance.
Bet Camera Hogg will take some
More than likely.
Too bad the money is not in his possession, then taxpayers wouldn’t be on the hook for his legal bills.
give him $2 for an ice cream cone- call it a day
OK,fair enough.But don’t think that that’s gonna allow you to avoid the hot squat.
Liberal ‘caring’ organizations will steal whatever money he had - they’ll block dead student’s families from getting a dime.
I don't know what type of 'organization' would 'facilitate healing' but I'd be interested in knowing the organizer, the name of the organization, and how long it's been in existence.
Did one just 'spring' up for this purpose? Does it 'facilitate' healing for all, or was it formed to specifically facilitate gun grabbing activities in the name of 'healing'?
How long does this murderer get to keep stealing oxygen?!?
A trial, conviction, and sentencing shouldn’t take more than a day and a half.
I guess we can legally give Hogg the chair?
The law is a little fuzzy these days.
yup - it’s about keeping the money out of that evil woman’s hands
Sadly, I think you are right. Somehow or another much of this money will get funneled to the DNC by good hearted people with just good intentions and the media will play it up to make the murderer a hero for donating his inheritance. Maybe even get him a reduced sentence. In a sick rat infested culture, this could even get that crooked sheriff reelected.
Victims are dead. It can’t be given to them. Is the title wrong, or did Cruz not know you can’t give something to a dead person.
“Give to the families of the victims” yes, but hardly to the dead victims.
Seems less selfish than Camera Hogg, at least.
There are lots of victims. If any new gun control laws pass that will effect me, I’m a victim.
Once again, this kid is being led astray. It’s no wonder he’s like he is. Someone needs to step in and tell him how the cookie crumbles. He doesn’t have his inheritance yet and if he did, there wouldn’t be enough to launch any sort of defense. Yeah, yeah, we all know he deserves the death penalty but this will provide a very slippery slope for the next guy that comes along. Flushing the money down his prison cell toilet would do as much good as turning it over to some sort of victims trust.
The lawyers will get it all.
They always do.
Did the poor dude even actually do any of the killing?
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