Legal Commentary

Efforts to Repeal State Death Penalties

By TChris

As anticipated, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Thursday that he will work to win the repeal of the state's death penalty during the second half of his term.

[H]is promised introduction of a death-penalty repeal bill will face strong opposition, probably leading to a major political battle. O'Malley said the death penalty is not a deterrent, wastes resources that could be better spent fighting violent crime and leaves the state open to the possibility of executing innocent people. "That risk alone should be enough to repeal it and substitute it with life without parole," he said.

A death penalty repeal bill has also been introduced in Nebraska.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 17, 2009 (boomark / email).