ANNAPOLIS – Maryland is just one signature away from ending all state executions after the House of Delegates voted 82-56 in favor of repealing the death penalty Friday. The Senate voted to repeal the death penalty last week. “This is a historic decision today in Maryland,” said Ben Jealous, president of the National Association for […]
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Death Penalty Repeal Opponents Plan to Put Up Fight
ANNAPOLIS – One week after the Maryland Senate passed a bill to repeal the state’s death penalty, the House of Delegates is poised to do the same. But in spite of the expected success of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill to abolish capital punishment, there are Republicans and Democrats in the House still arguing that Maryland […]
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Senate Poised to Vote for Repeal of Death Penalty, House of Delegates Next
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate is poised to pass Gov. Martin O’Malley’s death penalty repeal bill after a number of amendments from Republicans, and one Democrat, failed. A final vote could come as early as Wednesday morning, with the bill then moving to the House of Delegates. If it passes, Maryland would become the 18th […]