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Hillsborough state attorney backs out of criminal justice panel after organizer declined to provide questions in advance

Suzy Lopez’s office called the situation a ‘miscommunication’ and said questions are usually offered to panel participants in advance.

Late last month, State Attorney Suzy Lopez dropped out of the 3rd Annual Tampa Bay Criminal Justice Summit, where she was scheduled to speak on a panel alongside Hillsborough County Public Defender Lisa McLean about topics including death penalty prosecutions, election crimes and drug courts.

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