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Today's Sun has the editorial, "If it can't be administered fairly, repeal the law."No criminal justice issue weighs more heavily on the consciences of judges, juries and corrections officials than the responsibility for imposing the ultimate penalty on defendants in capital cases. This week, a commission appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley opened hearings on whether Maryland's death penalty law meets basic standards of fairness and freedom from bias.The commission will be able to draw on a large body of evidence suggesting the current system is deeply flawed. Many studies have demonstrated glaring disparities in the severity of sentences handed down to defendants depending on their race and the race of their victims. This week, for example, law professor David C...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 01, 2008 (boomark / email).