Maryland Execution Ban Passes as More States End Killings
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Maryland lawmakers voted to repeal the death penalty following five other U.S. states that have ended capital punishment in the past six years.
The House of Delegates today passed a bill that would stop prosecutors from seeking to execute those convicted of murder, the only crime for which the state allows capital punishment. The measure passed the Senate earlier this month, and Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley plans to sign it, said Takirra Winfield, a spokeswoman.