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"O'Malley signs law restricting death penalty," is Michael Drost's report in today's Washington Times.Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday that would give Maryland the most restrictive death penalty laws of the 35 states that allow capital punishment. But with court-ordered regulations that would govern the use of lethal injections still unwritten, a de facto moratorium on executions remains in place in the state for the foreseeable future. "There is no death penalty now in Maryland, and there will continue to be no death penalty in the state of Maryland, regardless of what our laws say," said Delegate Michael D. Smigiel Sr., Cecil County Republican. Repealing the death penalty has been a legislative priority for Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 08, 2009 (boomark / email).