April 25 (UPI) -- Because confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz is entitled to $430,000 from a life insurance policy, he no longer needs a public defender, South Florida attorneys say.
The Broward Public Defender's Office filed a notice late Wednesday with a request to withdraw from the case. Cruz's death penalty trial was set for next January but will now be delayed because of the request. Assistant public defender Gordon Weekes said, "We have to withdraw."