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"Maryland commission on death penalty begins its deliberation," is the report in the Maryland Gazette written by Sean Sedam. Maryland can do better when it comes to the death penalty, Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott D. Shellenberger said Thursday. Shellenberger (D) said the state commission studying capital punishment, of which he is a member, has highlighted the need for a quick judicial process, reasonable compensation for defense attorneys and state-of-the-art crime labs. But as the panel begins deliberating what it will recommend to Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), Shellenberger says the hearings have not changed his view that the death penalty is needed. At the commission's next meeting Oct. 7, Shellenberger will present a review of appeals in the cases of five individuals who have been executed under Maryland's death penalty...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 02, 2008 (boomark / email).