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Death Penalty Bill Faulty, Md. Attorney General Says

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That's the headline of the Washington Post article today, subtitled, "Gansler Criticizes Limits on Evidence."  It's written by John Wagner and Henri Cauvin. Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) said yesterday that although he supports the aims of a high-profile bill to tighten evidence in death penalty cases, it was constructed in a "clumsy" way and should be reworked or abandoned -- a development that could complicate passage of a compromise that the governor has reluctantly come to support. The bill, which passed the Senate two weeks ago, appears to be gaining momentum in the House of Delegates, where Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) is expected to give his endorsement at a hearing today. O'Malley unsuccessfully sought a full repeal of the death penalty this session...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 17, 2009 (boomark / email).