Life or death for Parkland shooter? Trial will take months

FILE - Patricia Oliver, left, mother of Joaquin Oliver, one of the victims of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., listens as Manuel Oliver, center, father of Joaquin, speaks during in the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Washington. Parkland survivor and activist David Hogg listens at right. The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history ever to make it to trial is finally about to go before a jury. Opening statements are scheduled Monday, July 18, 2022, in Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)