An embattled state prosecutor wants the Florida Supreme Court to referee a brawl over death penalty politics, race relations and the power of elected officials.
Gov. Rick Scott and Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala are locked in a power struggle that needs resolution by the courts. After Ayala refused to seek the death penalty in capital cases, Scott removed her from all 23 homicide cases in her Orlando-area jurisdiction and sent them to Ocala prosecutor Brad King.
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