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[Mark Mandel]

>From the BBC website:  *US prosecutor in death penalty row
<http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39486283>*

*"What?" *I thought, *"a prosecutor on death row?"* Not exactly, of course,
as is clear once you consider the source. The start of the story:

The Florida governor has removed a prosecutor from 21 murder cases after
she said she would no longer be seeking the death penalty.

Republican Governor Rick Scott said he was reassigning all Aramis Ayala's
murder cases because her stance sent an "unacceptable message".

Ms Ayala, a Democrat covering Orlando, cited "legal chaos" as the reason
for refusing to pursue execution in the case of a murdered policewoman.

Her decision sparked an outcry.

Oh my, I didn't notice her first name before. She seems to have been
preordained to seeking justice.

Mark Mandel


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