Ayala has until Tuesday to file a motion asking a higher court to rule on the issue.
Ayala’s refusal to pursue the death penalty for Loyd — accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, and the execution-style murder of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton — elicited the wrath of Republican House members, who are pushing Scott to oust the prosecutor for failing to do her job.
But her position about Florida’s embattled death penalty, on hold for more than a year as a result of state and federal court decisions, has heartened opponents of capital punishment and created an even deeper divide between the two sides on the issue.
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4/10/2017
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