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Death penalty repeal effort survives in Senate
Efforts to end Maryland's death penalty moved forward late Monday as the Senate squashed attempts to retain the death penalty for what one senator called "the worst of the worst." Senators resumed an emotional debate they left off Friday evening,...
Tags: Republican Party, Baltimore County, Roxbury, Christopher B. Shank, Howard County
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Judge Elsbeth Levy Bothe dies
Judge Elsbeth Levy Bothe, a well-known former criminal defense attorney who served on the Baltimore Circuit Court for nearly two decades and had a taste for the macabre, died Wednesday at her Homeland residence of complications from a stroke she had...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Laws, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Civil Rights
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China's live TV coverage of execution didn't go far enough
China executes about 4,000 people a year. On Friday, four of those people got the full reality-TV “Big Brother” treatment. As The Times’ Barbara Demick reported: Chinese state television Friday broadcast nearly one hour of live...
Tags: Entertainment, Ethics, Religion and Belief, Fishing, Values
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Death penalty repeal survives test in Senate
The governor's bill to repeal Maryland's death penalty survived a key vote Friday in the state Senate. After an emotional debate, senators voted 27-19 to defeat an amendment that would have kept capital punishment for murders committed along with other...
Tags: Allan H. Kittleman, Baltimore County, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Howard County
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Death penalty repeal clears a key test vote in Senate
The Baltimore SunThe Senate paused its debate of a bill that would make Maryland the 18th state in the nation to eliminate the death penalty after advocates of repeal won a key test vote. Senators voted 27-19 Friday to reject an amendment that would have created an...Tags: Allan H. Kittleman, Republican Party, Baltimore County, Annapolis, Howard County
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Inmate executed in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of a Virginia man who fought to get the death penalty. The court ruled hours before the 9 p.m. Wednesday execution of 42-year-old Robert Gleason Jr. Gleason was sentenced...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Punishment
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Oklahoma court sets execution date for man who murdered man in southwest Missouri
ghartley@schurz.com(Jan. 17, 2013) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An execution date is set for a man convicted of killing a woman from Bixby in 1999. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the attorney general's office said Wednesday that Steven Thacker, 42, is to be put to...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Theft, U.S. Supreme Court
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Death penalty repeal should rank at the bottom of Maryland's 'to do' list
With a looming deficit crisis amid questions about taxes, education, unemployment and infrastructure decay, the last thing lawmakers and Gov. Martin O'Malley need is a protracted fight over the death penalty, which most Marylanders still support though by...
Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Punishment
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Hypnosis OKd for sergeant charged in Army clinic killings
SEATTLE — A military judge has ruled that defense examiners can utilize hypnosis to help Army Sgt. John Russell penetrate the haze of amnesia he says prevents him from remembering the day he allegedly killed five fellow service members at a mental...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists, Health, Psychiatry
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Senate committee switch could spring wind bill
UPDATE: An earlier version of this article described the two senators as opponents of death penalty repeal. They are both considered proponents of repeal. A change in the membership of a key Maryland Senate committee could hand Gov. Martin O'Malley a...Tags: Republican Party, Prince George's County, Annapolis, The Washington Post, C. Anthony Muse
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Wednesday
WEATHER: Winter weather advisory in effect through 9 a.m. for parts of the region. Rain and clouds expected to taper off through the day, with highs in the 40s. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS O'Malley...Tags: YouTube, Paul Kruger, Executive Branch, Gun Control, Dannell Ellerbe
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Death penalty repeal reduces murders? Numbers say otherwise
In his recent commentary ("Unrepresentative committee blocks Md. death penalty repeal vote," Jan. 2), Gerald Stansbury writes that ending the death penalty "would save Maryland millions of dollars and prevent future murders." While I agree it would save...Tags: Baltimore County, Edgewood, Murder, Punishment
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