THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - State AG Pushes to Impeach Judge for Acquitting Woman Who Drowned a Child, Because She Had COVID.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is seeking the impeachment of Judge Miguel de la O after his controversial acquittal of a mother who drowned her child and stabbed her husband, citing temporary insanity supposedly caused by COVID-19.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced plans to draft articles of impeachment against Judge Miguel de la O, who acquitted Precious Bland, a mother accused of drowning her 15-month-old daughter, on grounds of temporary insanity caused by COVID-19. Bland also stabbed her husband and 16-year-old daughter. The judge’s ruling has sparked outrage, with Uthmeier and Governor Ron DeSantis (R) calling for accountability. DETAIL: Precious Bland reportedly drowned her daughter Emii in a bathtub, claiming COVID-19 and religious fears were driving her actions. She stabbed her husband when he tried to intervene and also injured her 16-year-old daughter before they escaped. Bland waived her right to a jury…Open