Gov. Martin O'Malley is pushing to end the death penalty in Maryland. Ending the death penalty is not looking in his favor becuase out of 47-member Maryland Senate, a narrow majority opposed the death penalty.
O'Malley will testify on February 18, 2009 before 11 members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. This will be the same Judicial Proceedings Committee which didi not advance the bill to the Senate floor for the last 2 years.
Although the bill has been rejected for the last two years, two committee members said they are still weighing the issue. Other committe members said that in the most violent crimes, it is still a good option.
As far as citizens of Maryland, more than half of Marylanders support the death penalty.
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