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Md. House panel considers death penalty changes

Source: Baltimore Sun

Annapolis : MD : USA | 8 months ago

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Supporters of a death penalty ban in Maryland urged a House committee today to accept compromise legislation to limit the use of capital punishment, but a prosecutor argued the measure doesn't make sense in practical terms. Gov. Martin O'Malley , who backed a full repeal of the death...

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