Parkland judge removed from death penalty case for hugging prosecutor and failing to meet court standards
Florida judge Elizabeth Scherer has been disqualified from overseeing any post-conviction proceedings for Randy Tundidor, who was sentenced to death for the 2019 slaying of his landlord, due to her showing sympathy to the state during the sentencing hearing of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, including hugging the prosecutor. The Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed to remove her from the case, citing her actions as showing a sympathy with the state that would cause a reasonable person to fear not receiving a fair and impartial proceeding.
