March 15
MARYLAND:
Maryland death row prisoners in limbo as state votes to repeal death
penaltyMaryland will become the 18th state to abolish capital punishment,
but futures of 5 convicted murderers up in the air
5 death row prisoners in the state of Maryland are now in a state of
Jan. 10
MARYLAND:
Astle on death penalty: 'Don't take me for granted'
Sen. John C. Astle, considered one of the swing votes on a possible repeal of
the death penalty, said Thursday that some opponents of capital punishment are
jumping the gun in counting him as an ally.
Astle, an
Feb. 6
MARYLAND:
Demagoguery vs. capital punishment
The Maryland General Assembly is in session, so it's time for Gov. Martin
O'Malley to resume his campaign to abolish capital punishment in the
state. The governor's last repeal bill died in 2007 on a 5-5 vote in the
Senate Judicial
Dec. 14
MARYLAND:
Maryland Becomes Latest State to Seek End to Death Penalty
The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment this week released its final
report, calling for an end to capital punishment and making Maryland the
latest state in the nation to move toward abolishing the death
July 29
MARYLAND:
Panel Hears of Inequities in Death PenaltyUnabomber's Brother Is Among
Witnesses Before Md. Commission
A high-profile panel examining capital punishment in Maryland began its
work yesterday with a review of statistics suggesting racial and
jurisdictional disparities
Feb. 3
MARYLAND:
Is death penalty a deterrent or an atrocity?
The news that Gov. Martin O'Malley would sign a bill to repeal the death
penalty bill is no surprise (Death penalty repeal sought, Jan 26).
As a Christian, I was long opposed to the death penalty. However, after
seeing all
Sept. 20
MARYLAND:
Lethal injection training faultedThose carrying out executions in Md.
are unqualified, 2 doctors testify
In the most detailed public assessment of the people who perform
Maryland's executions, 2 doctors offered a blistering critique in federal
court yesterday of
Jan. 9
MARYLANDnew execution date
Judge signs death warrantEvans convicted in 2 1983 killings
A Baltimore County judge signed a death warrant Monday for a man convicted
in the 1983 contract killing of 2 Pikesville motel clerks, scheduling the
longtime death row inmate's execution
death penalty news
May 2, 2005
MARYLAND:
Death as a penalty
Fewer people are being sentenced to die.
Fewer people are dying at the hands of the state.
Fewer states are in the business of killing criminals.
Has America lost its appetite for state-sponsored execution? The numbers
may not
death penalty news
June 3, 2004
MARYLAND:
Convicted killer loses bid to avoid death penalty
A Baltimore County judge rejected Wednesday one of Steven Oken's attempts
to avoid execution. Circuit Judge John G. Turnbull II granted the state's
motion for summary judgment in Oken's lawsuit
death penalty news
June 14, 2004
MARYLAND:
Marylanders must not stand silent as the state takes a life in our name
WHEN THE STATE enters a case for the death penalty, the state is not a
nameless, faceless entity. We are the state. You and I, our families, the
governor and lieutenant
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