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Lawyers say CO theater shooting suspect offers to plead guilty
(AP) — Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes have offered to have him plead guilty and serve the rest of his life in prison to avoid the death penalty. Lawyers made the offer in a motion filed Wednesday but said prosecutors...
Tags: Colorado Movie Theater Shooting, Lawyers, Trials, Punishment, Judges
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Death penalty, guns to dominate Senate
The Baltimore SunIt will be a full week about guns and capital punishment in the Maryland Senate. Floor debate will begin Tuesday on two of the most controversial proposals in Gov. Martin O'Malley's legislative package. Senators will face early mornings and late...Tags: Punishment, Interior Policy, Martin O'Malley, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Prosecutors in Colorado theater-shooting case say insanity defense law constitutional
ReutersDENVER (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the case against accused Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes urged a judge to reject a defense motion to declare the state's insanity defense law unconstitutional, court filings released on Wednesday show. Last...Tags: Punishment, Court Preliminary, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, James Holmes
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St Thomas Aquinas presents dynamic performance of Dead Man Walking
“Watching (an execution) must affect everyone who sees it, whether they are for it or against it.” In this statement by Sister Helen Prejean lie the themes explored in St. Thomas Aquinas’s dynamic performance of “Dead Man Walking.&...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Punishment, Tim Robbins
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St Thomas Aquinas production of Dead Man Walking is a chilling tale
As the darkness falls over the cell, nothing can be heard but the approaching footsteps that come one after the other. When they stop, the latch is released and the guard approaches a convict and shouts “Dead Man Walking!” Thus raising the...Tags: Punishment, Tim Robbins, Prisons
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St. Thomas Aquinas presents both sides of death penalty debate on stage
In the presence of oncoming doom, life is seen as extremely precious and special. When murder occurs, humans see the perpetrator as not even human, a vile animal who would kill someone else’s precious life. But when humanity kills those murderers as...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Punishment, Tim Robbins, Prisons, Criminals
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Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown: Racially biased death penalty must be abolished
Earlier this month, the Maryland Legislature passed legislation abolishing the death penalty. I believe the time has come to repeal the death penalty because it is racially biased, demonstrably unreliable and not an effective deterrent. This debate is...Tags: Executive Branch, Punishment, Maryland General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Gary Stein: No more wavering: dump executions
On certain topics, I've always held firm. For example: Abortion — I've always been for a woman's right to choose. Never a doubt. Guns — I've always, always hated them. In my perfect world, it would be so tough to get one, no one would...Tags: Punishment, Judges, Murder, Miramar Elementary School, Crime, Law and Justice
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How can O'Malley be against the death penalty but for abortion?
I find Gov. Martin. O'Malley's stand on executions confusing. On the one hand, he stays that because of his Catholic upbringing the death penalty gives him pause on moral grounds, even for those convicted of heinous and brutal crimes. On the other hand,...Tags: Punishment
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Judge in Ft. Hood case says Hasan can't plead guilty
A military judge ruled Wednesday that an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 shooting at Ft. Hood could not plead guilty and that the trial would stay at the Texas base, officials said. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 42, is charged with 13 counts of...
Tags: Punishment, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Wars and Interventions
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Md. death penalty died at hands of leftist zealots
As expected, the Maryland General Assembly voted to abolish capital punishment ("Ending executions," March 19). Leftism is the most dynamic and vibrant religion in the West today. In all areas of life, from morals to education, economics and art, it is...
Tags: The Washington Post, Religion and Belief, Punishment, Maryland General Assembly, Prisons
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Ending executions in Maryland
Having won approval in both chambers of Maryland's General Assembly, a landmark bill to abolish the state's death penalty awaits only Gov. Martin O'Malley's signature before becoming law. It is a tremendous political and moral victory for Mr. O'Malley,...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Punishment, Regional Authority, Elections
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Mar 25, 2013
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Mar 24, 2013
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Mar 20, 2013
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Mar 20, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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