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Maryland House to vote on death penalty repeal after Senate OK
Source: Reuters
Maryland House to vote on death penalty repeal after Senate OK
By Lacey Johnson
Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:07am EDT
(Reuters) - The Maryland House of Delegates may vote to overturn the state's death penalty as early as Friday, making it the 18th U.S. state to abolish executions.
Legislators from both parties predicted passage of the bill in the House, which votes a week after the Senate approved the repeal. The measure would replace the death penalty with a sentence of life without parole.
The bill is Governor Martin O'Malley's second attempt to overturn capital punishment since 2009, and he has pledged to sign it into law.
"We believe that the outcome will be favorable," said the governor's press secretary, Takirra Winfield.
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By Lacey Johnson
Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:07am EDT
(Reuters) - The Maryland House of Delegates may vote to overturn the state's death penalty as early as Friday, making it the 18th U.S. state to abolish executions.
Legislators from both parties predicted passage of the bill in the House, which votes a week after the Senate approved the repeal. The measure would replace the death penalty with a sentence of life without parole.
The bill is Governor Martin O'Malley's second attempt to overturn capital punishment since 2009, and he has pledged to sign it into law.
"We believe that the outcome will be favorable," said the governor's press secretary, Takirra Winfield.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/15/us-usa-maryland-deathpenalty-idUSBRE92E09Q20130315
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Way to go Maryland!
(And Go Ravens and Orioles, by the way! 
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