Aramis Donell Ayala, etc. v. Rick Scott, Governor

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC17-653 ____________ ARAMIS DONELL AYALA, etc., Petitioner, vs. RICK SCOTT, GOVERNOR, Respondent. [August 31, 2017] LAWSON, J. Aramis Donell Ayala, State Attorney for Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit, petitions this Court for a writ of quo warranto, challenging Governor Rick Scott’s authority under section 27.14(1), Florida Statutes (2016), to reassign the prosecution of death-penalty eligible cases in the Ninth Circuit to Brad King, State Attorney for Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit. We have jurisdiction. See article V, § 3(b)(8), Fla. Const. For…