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September 13, 2013

Florida AG Pam Bondi Delays Prisoner's Execution to Attend Campaign Event 
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says she made a mistake when she
delayed the execution of a death-row prisoner so she could attend a
fundraiser for her re-election campaign. Marshall Lee Gore was due to be
executed Monday for two murders, but Gov. Rick Scott postponed his
killing at Bondi's request. The move drew criticism, particularly since
Bondi is currently fighting challenges to Florida's so-called Timely
Justice Act, which is aimed at speeding up executions even though
Florida has the highest rate of exonerations in the country for
wrongfully convicted death-row prisoners. In a statement, Bondi said she
"absolutely should not have requested that the date of the execution be
moved." Gore's execution had previously been stayed twice following
claims is mentally ill.

 

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