Signaling a potential end to an 18-month hiatus for the state’s embattled death penalty, Gov. Rick Scott rescheduled the execution date of convicted killer Mark James Asay for Aug. 27.
“I think the execution machine is going to get started again immediately,” said Pete Mills, an assistant public defender in the 10th Judicial Circuit who also serves as chairman of the Florida Public Defenders Association Death Penalty Steering Committee.
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