Florida AG seeks judge's impeachment after baby drowning COVID insanity acquittal

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and local lawmakers are seeking to impeach a judge who acquitted a woman on a historic COVID-linked insanity plea. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Miguel de la O acquitted Precious Bland, who was charged with manslaughter and two counts of attempted murder in the first degree after she allegedly drowned her 15-month-old daughter and stabbed her husband and another child. Bland’s attorneys argued that she suffered a psychotic break caused by COVID-19 and, therefor