Annapolis - Baltimore County prosecutors have sought the death penalty more than any other county in Maryland, and newly elected State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger wants to keep the possibility of executions on the books. “It is sad but true that some criminals cannot...
State’s attorney says death penalty ‘a deterrence’
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State’s attorney: Keep death penalty
Annapolis - Baltimore County prosecutors have sought the death penalty more than any other county in Maryland, and newly elected State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger wants to keep the possibility of executions on the books. “It is sad but true that some criminals cannot...
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Md. gov. to start process to develop death penalty protocol
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Map, News) - Gov. Martin O'Malley, an opponent of capital punishment, said Thursday he will "sadly" move forward with getting Maryland's execution protocol approved, a step required by the state's highest court before another execution can take place. The Court of Appeals ruled in late 2006 that the state could not hold another lethal injection until a legislative committee gave proper approval to the rules about how executions are carried out. O'Malley has backed a repeal of capital punishment, but legislation to replace a death sentence with life in...
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>Last 4 on Md. death row to have sentences commuted
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says he will commute the capital sentences of the state's...
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley Commutes State's Remaining Death Penalties>
WASHINGTON -- In one of his final acts of governor of the state of Maryland, Martin O'Malley has commuted the sentences of four death row inmates to life without parole. The likely 2016 presidential candidate helped shepherd in the abolition of the death penalty in his state in 2013, arguing that it wasn't a deterrent for criminals, could end up being applied to innocent people, and was far more costly to the state than other punishments. But the change left in effect sentences that had already been issued; meaning that four people in Maryland convicted of murder remained on death row. On Wednesday morning, O'Malley changed that, echoing an argument from the state's attorney general that it...
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>Md. governor slow to commute death sentences
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, an outspoken death penalty opponent considering a 2016 presidential run, has yet to commute the sentences of the state's five death row inmates despite his role in pushing a repeal of capital punishment that takes effect next month. The Democrat tried for years to push a repeal through the Legislature but struggled to rally votes in the divided Senate, where the chamber's president is a death penalty supporter. Now that it's passed, O'Malley — who signed the measure in May — has said only that he would consider commuting the five inmates' sentences to life in prison on a case-by-case basis once a request is made. So far, none of the...
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Md. governor slow to commute death sentences
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, an outspoken death penalty opponent considering a 2016 presidential run, has yet to commute the sentences of the state's five death row inmates despite his role in pushing a repeal of capital punishment that takes effect next month. The Democrat tried for years to push a repeal through the Legislature but struggled to rally votes in the divided Senate, where the chamber's president is a death penalty supporter. Now that it's passed, O'Malley - who signed the measure in May - has said only that he would consider commuting the five inmates' sentences to life in prison on a case-by-case basis once a request is made. So far, none of the...
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Maryland governor commutes four death sentences
Published January 01, 2015FoxNews.com Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre Email Print April 7, 2014: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks with reporters in his office inside the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md (AP) Maryland governor Martin O’Malley will commute the sentences of four death-row inmates to life sentences without parole. The state abolished capital punishment in 2013 leaving the five on death row. One of them, John Booth-El died in prison earlier in 2014. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The governor said he had met or spoken with many of the relatives of the people killed by the inmates. Some victim family members were upset with the governor’s decision. O'Malley said that if he...
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Maryland governor commutes 4 death sentences: Could mercy resonate beyond state?
In a case that could add an electoral twist to the death penalty debate, a likely Democratic presidential contender, Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland, on Wednesday commuted the sentences of the state’s four death row inmates to life in prison without parole. To be sure, the move – fueled by Governor O’Malley's philosophical view that executions "make every citizen a party to a legalized killing as punishment" – will be seen in some quarters as a challenge to other states facing growing legal and scientific challenges over the ethical and chemical realities of putting the ultimate sanction into action. It could also test the poignancy of the death...
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Maryland commutes last four death row sentences to life
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has commuted the sentence of the state's four remaining death row inmates to life in prison. The state's legislature ended the death penalty in 2012, making the highest sentence life in prison without parole. Mr O'Malley said executing the remaining inmates "does not serve the...
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4 former Md. death-row inmates could get security reduction>
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland's four remaining death-row inmates could get lower security classifications and...
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Maryland governor officially commutes death sentences for 4
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has officially commuted the death sentences of four inmates who had been...
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>Maryland governor officially commutes death sentences for 4
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has officially commuted the death sentences of four inmates who had been...
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Last inmates on Maryland death row get commuted sentences
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In one of his final acts as governor, Democrat Martin O’Malley announced Wednesday that he will commute the sentences of four death-row inmates to life in prison without parole. Two years ago, the General...
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Maryland governor cancels death sentences of four inmates
A US governor has cancelled the death sentences of the last four inmates awaiting execution, almost two years after the state became the 18th to do away with capital punishment. Maryland’s Martin O’Malley, a potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate who will leave office next month, said on Wednesday that he commuted the sentences to life without parole. The decision came after Attorney General Douglas Gansler said that the state no longer had the authority to conduct executions after eliminating the...
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Four death sentences commuted in Maryland
Nearly 20 months after Maryland abolished capital punishment, Gov. Martin O’Malley said yesterday that he would empty the state’s Death Row by commuting the sentences of four inmates awaiting execution. “In my judgment, leaving these death sentences in place does not serve the public good of the people of Maryland,” O’Malley,...
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Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley Commutes Sentences For Remaining Death Row Inmates>
(Reuters) - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley on Wednesday commuted the death sentences of the last four inmates remaining on death row, effectively ending capital punishment in the state. Maryland lawmakers voted two years ago to abolish the death sentence for future offenders beginning 2013. O'Malley, a Democrat and possible White House contender, on Wednesday said that leaving the last four prisoners to await the death penalty "does not serve the public good." "In a representative government, state executions make every citizen a party to a legalized killing as punishment," he said in a statement. The four prisoners, Vernon Evans, Anthony Grandison, Jody Lee Miles and Heath William Burch,...
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Maryland governor commutes sentences for remaining death row inmates
n">(Reuters) - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley on Wednesday commuted the death sentences of the last four inmates remaining on death row, effectively ending capital punishment in the state. Maryland lawmakers voted two years ago to abolish the death sentence for future offenders beginning 2013. O'Malley, a Democrat and possible White House contender, on Wednesday said that leaving the last four...
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Last of Maryland's death row to have sentences commuted
ANNAPOLIS, Md. • In one of his final acts as governor, Democrat Martin O’Malley announced Wednesday that he would commute the sentences of four death row inmates to life in prison without parole. Two years ago, the Legislature abolished the death penalty, leaving five inmates on death row. One of them, John Booth-El, died in prison this year. The governor said he had met or spoken with many of the relatives of the people killed by the inmates. Some victim family members and prosecutors were upset with O’Malley’s decision. O’Malley said that if he didn’t commute the sentences, the legal...
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Last 4 on Maryland death row to have sentences commuted
ANNAPOLIS, Md. • Outgoing Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that he will commute the capital sentences of the state's last four inmates on death row to life in prison, saying executing them "does not serve the public good of the people of Maryland." Two years ago, the General Assembly abolished the death penalty in the state, making the ultimate sentence in new cases life in prison without the possibility of parole. That left four previously sentenced inmates on...
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Last 4 on Md. death row to have sentences commuted
ANNAPOLIS, Md. In one of his final acts as governor, Democrat Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday that he will commute the sentences of Maryland's four remaining death-row inmates to life in prison. Two years ago, the General Assembly abolished the death penalty in the state, making the ultimate sentence in new cases life in prison without the possibility of parole. That left five previously sentenced inmates on death row; one of them, John Booth-El, died in prison this year. Maryland's attorney general has argued that executing prisoners would be...
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